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May 2nd
193 Notable deaths
José Abad Santos
Fifth chief justice of the supreme court of the philippines and served as acting president of the philippines during world war ii.
Born February 19th, 1886 in San Fernando.
Died May 2nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Malabang.
Wee Kim Wee
4th president of singapore (1915–2005).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dorothea Binz
German supervisor at ravensbrück concentration (1920-1947).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Templin.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 27 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Viktor Lutze
Sa stabschef (1890-1943).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Bevergern.
Died May 2nd, 1943 at 52 years old in Potsdam (traffic collision).
Constanze Manziarly
Cook and dietitian to adolf hitler.
Born April 14th, 1920 in Innsbruck.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 25 years old in Berlin.
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Evelyn De Morgan
Pre-raphaelite artist (1855-1919).
Born August 30th, 1855 in London.
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
German jurist.
Born March 20th, 1889 in Kiel.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 56 years old in Tutzing.
Maidie Norman
Actress, drama teacher (1912-1998).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Carroll County.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 85 years old in San Jose (lung cancer).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel