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May 2nd
193 Notable deaths
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.
Heinz Kessler
German military officer, armeegeneral in the former national people's army of east germany (1920-2017).
Born January 26th, 1920 in Lubań.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 97 years old in Berlin.
Petras Cvirka
Lithuanian writer (1909-1947).
Born March 12th, 1909 in Klangiai.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Vilnius.
Paul L. Stein
Austrian film director (1892–1951).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 59 years old in London.
Sergei Vasilyevich Lebedev
Russian chemist.
Born July 25th, 1874 in Lublin.
Died May 2nd, 1934 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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.
Juan Valdivieso
Peruvian footballer (1910-2007).
Died May 2nd, 2007 at 96 years old in Lima (heart failure).
Fernando Lopes
Film director (1935-2012).
Born December 28th, 1935 in Maçãs de Dona Maria.
Died May 2nd, 2012 at 76 years old in Lisbon (esophageal cancer). [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 (1921–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille.
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Hyères.
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