May 2nd
240 Notable deaths
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
French writer (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Rennes.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 74 years old in Kitzbühel.
Igor M. Diakonoff
Russian historian and linguist (1915-1999).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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]
Wolfgang Völz
German actor (1930-2018).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Gdańsk.
Died May 2nd, 2018 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Amilcare Cipriani
Italian anarchist (1843-1918).
Born October 18th, 1843 in Anzio.
Died May 2nd, 1918 at 74 years old in Paris.
Dean Conant Worcester
U.s. zoologist and ornithologist (1866–1924).
Born October 1st, 1866 in Thetford.
Died May 2nd, 1924 at 57 years old in Manila.
John R. Swanton
American anthropologist and linguist (1873-1958).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Gardiner.
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Newton.
Soheir Zaki
Egyptian belly dancer and actress.
Born January 4th, 1945 in Mansoura.
Died May 2nd, 2026 at 81 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Veniamin Kaverin
Russian-soviet writer and memoirist (1902-1989).
Born April 19th, 1902 in Pskov.
Died May 2nd, 1989 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Kenneth Clark
American psychologist (1914–2005).
Born July 14th, 1914 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Hugh Niederauer
Catholic archbishop (1936-2017).
Born June 14th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 80 years old in San Rafael (lung cancer).
Theodore Earl Butler
American painter (1861-1936).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Columbus.
Died May 2nd, 1936 at 74 years old in Giverny.
William Wilton
British football manager of rangers fc (1865-1920).
Died May 2nd, 1920 at 54 years old in Gourock (drowning).
Christian Hansen
Danish architect (1803–1883).
Born April 20th, 1803 in Copenhagen.
Died May 2nd, 1883 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Tancrède Auguste
President of haiti (1856-1913).
Born March 16th, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died May 2nd, 1913 at 57 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Blaga Dimitrova
Bulgarian writer, politician (1922-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in Byala Slatina.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Sofia (cerebrovascular disease).
Jack London
British athlete (1905–1966).
Born January 13th, 1905 in Georgetown.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
Eduard von Simson
President of the frankfurt parliament, of the reichstag and the reichsgericht (1810-1899).
Born November 10th, 1810 in Königsberg.
Died May 2nd, 1899 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Phillips Smalley
American actor and film director (1875–1939).
Born August 7th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died May 2nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Hollywood.
Arthur Somervell
British composer and art song writer (1863–1937).
Born June 5th, 1863 in Windermere.
Died May 2nd, 1937 at 73 years old in Greater London.
Alexander Lazarev
Soviet and russian actor (1938—2011).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 73 years old in Abramtsevo (embolism, thromboembolism).
José María Rubio
Spanish jesuit and saint (1864-1929).
Born July 22nd, 1864 in Dalías.
Died May 2nd, 1929 at 64 years old in Aranjuez.
Smith Ballew
American actor, singer and orchestra leader (1902-1984).
Born January 21st, 1902 in Palestine.
Died May 2nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Longview.
William Robinson
British colonial administrator and musical composer (1834-1897).
Born January 14th, 1834 in County Westmeath.
Died May 2nd, 1897 at 63 years old in London.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson