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May 2nd
181 Notable deaths
Sergei Vasilyevich Lebedev
Russian chemist.
Born July 25th, 1874 in Lublin.
Died May 2nd, 1934 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Margarete Wallmann
Austrian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born June 22nd, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1992 at 87 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Jan Štursa
Czech sculptor (1880-1925).
Born May 15th, 1880 in Nové Město na Moravě. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1925 at 44 years old in New Town. [ref]
Paul Guimard
Writer.
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Hyères. [ref]
George M. Gebhardt
Swiss-american actor (1879-1919).
Born September 21st, 1879 in Basel.
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
Su Manshu
Artist (1884-1918).
Born September 28th, 1884 in Yokohama.
Died May 2nd, 1918 at 33 years old in Shanghai.
María Luisa Ponte
Spanish actress.
Born June 21st, 1918 in Medina de Rioseco.
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Anahit Tsitsikian
Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher.
Born August 26th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Pakistani field hockey player.
Born September 24th, 1933 in Bhopal.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 80 years old in Karachi.
Theo Middelkamp
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Nieuw-Namen.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Beveren.
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