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May 2nd
181 Notable deaths
Ernest Joyce
Royal naval seaman and explorer.
Born December 22nd, 1875 in Bognor Regis.
Died May 2nd, 1940 at 64 years old in London.
Walther Hewel
German diplomat (1904-1945).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Cologne.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 41 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Giuseppe Siri
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 20th, 1906 in Genoa. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1989 at 82 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Peter Högl
Ss officer (1897-1945).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Marklkofen.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Giulio Natta
Italian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Imperia.
Died May 2nd, 1979 at 76 years old in Bergamo (Parkinson's disease).
Mohammed Dib
Algerian writer.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Tlemcen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nigel Stepney
British formula one mechanic.
Born November 14th, 1958 in Ufton.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 55 years old in Ashford (struck by vehicle).
Marilyn French
Novelist, critic (1929-2009).
Born November 21st, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
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.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 181
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