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May 2nd
178 Notable deaths
Duncan Gillis
Canadian hammer and discus thrower.
Born January 3rd, 1883 in Mabou.
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 80 years old in Vancouver.
Jef Demuysere
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 22nd, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Bohumil Němeček
Czechoslovak boxer (1938-2010).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tábor.
Died May 2nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Akiko Seki
Japanese soprano singer, choral conductor.
Born September 8th, 1899 in Tokyo.
Died May 2nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Tokyo.
Tomás Balduíno
Roman catholic bishop (1922-2014).
Born December 31st, 1922 in Posse.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 91 years old in Goiás (pulmonary embolism).
Jean Rossius
Belgian cyclist.
Born December 27th, 1890 in Soumagne.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 75 years old in Liège.
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Olaf Barda
Norwegian chess player.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Oslo.
Died May 2nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Oslo.
Idir
Algerian kabyle singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2020).
Born October 25th, 1949 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2020 at 70 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Wallace Bryant
American archer.
Born December 19th, 1863 in Melrose.
Died May 2nd, 1953 at 89 years old in Gloucester.
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