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May 1st
170 Notable deaths
Paul Gustav Fischer
Danish artist (1860-1934).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1934 at 73 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Itzhak Katzenelson
Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist, murdered in holocaust (1886-1944).
Born July 1st, 1886 in Kareličy.
Died May 1st, 1944 at 57 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Thomas Cooper Gotch
English pre-raphaelite painter and book illustrator (1854-1931).
Born December 10th, 1854 in Kettering.
Died May 1st, 1931 at 76 years old in Cornwall. [ref]
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Terry Medwin
Welsh footballer (1932–2024).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Swansea.
Died May 1st, 2024 at 91 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Anthony Mamo
President of malta (1909-2008).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Birkirkara.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 99 years old in Mosta. [ref]
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director.
Born November 29th, 1917 in Libourne.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henri Ellenberger
Swiss psychiatrist (1905-1993).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Southern Rhodesia. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1993 at 87 years old in Quebec. [ref]
Henri Pélissier
Road racing cyclist.
Born January 22nd, 1889 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 1st, 1935 at 46 years old in Dampierre-en-Yvelines.
Bill Johnston
American tennis player (1894–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 170
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