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May 2nd
181 Notable deaths
Izet Sarajlić
Bosnian writer (1930-2002).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Doboj. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 72 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Kurt Fricke
German admiral (1889–1945).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Isidor Gunsberg
Hungarian-born british chess player.
Born November 1st, 1854 in Pest. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1930 at 75 years old in London.
Petras Cvirka
Lithuanian writer (1909-1947).
Born March 12th, 1909.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Damir Šolman
Olympic medalist in basketball.
Born September 7th, 1948 in Zagreb.
Died May 2nd, 2023 at 74 years old [ref]
Ernesto de la Guardia
President of panama (1904-1983).
Born March 30th, 1904 in Panama City.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Panama City.
Pavel Kadochnikov
Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1915-1988).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1988 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Richard Stücklen
German politician, former president of the bundestag (1916-2002).
Born August 20th, 1916 in Heideck.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Juan Valdivieso
Peruvian footballer (1910-2007).
Died May 2nd, 2007 at 96 years old in Lima (heart failure).
Renée Faure
French actress (1918-2005).
Born November 4th, 1918 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 86 years old in Clamart.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine