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May 2nd
181 Notable deaths
Salomon Bochner
American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Born August 20th, 1899 in Podgórze, Kraków. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Georgy Gause
Russian biologist.
Born December 27th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died May 2nd, 1986 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henry Skillman Breckinridge
American olympic fencer, lawyer and politician (1886–1960).
Born May 25th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 73 years old in New York City.
Josef Wagner
German nazi politician (1899-1945).
Born January 12th, 1899 in Algrange.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin.
Antun Branko Šimić
Croatian poet (1898–1925).
Born November 18th, 1898 in Drinovci, Grude.
Died May 2nd, 1925 at 26 years old in Zagreb (tuberculosis).
Yosef Haim Brenner
Russian-born hebrew-language author (1881-1921).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Novi Mlyny. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1921 at 39 years old in Jaffa.
Wolfgang Völz
German actor (1930-2018).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Gdańsk.
Died May 2nd, 2018 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Robert Daniel Carmichael
American mathematician (1879-1967).
Born March 1st, 1879 in Goodwater.
Died May 2nd, 1967 at 88 years old in Merriam.
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, legioneer, minister of industry and czechoslovak politician (1891-1976).
Born July 11th, 1891 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
French writer (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Rennes. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 74 years old in Kitzbühel. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore