May 2nd
193 Notable deaths
Alfred Weber
German economist and sociologist.
Born July 30th, 1868 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Joseph Raz
Israeli philosopher.
Born March 21st, 1939 in Palestine.
Died May 2nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Hammersmith. [ref]
Giuseppe Siri
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 20th, 1906 in Genoa. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1989 at 82 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Robert Michels
German sociologist (1876–1936).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Cologne.
Died May 2nd, 1936 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Pridi Banomyong
Thai prime minister (1900-1983).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 82 years old in Antony.
David Wechsler
American psychologist and academic (1896–1981).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Iași County.
Died May 2nd, 1981 at 85 years old in New York City.
Gustav Landauer
German anarchist, editor (1870-1919).
Born April 7th, 1870 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 49 years old in Munich (ballistic trauma). [ref]
W. T. Tutte
British-canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917-2002).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Newmarket.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Ontario.
Walther Hewel
German diplomat (1904-1945).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Cologne.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 41 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
John Eccles
Australian neurophysiologist (1903–1997).
Born January 27th, 1903 in Melbourne.
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Tenero-Contra.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X