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May 3rd
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214 Notable deaths
Oscar Solomon Straus
American politician and diplomat (1850-1926).
Born December 23rd, 1850 in Otterberg.
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 75 years old in New York City.
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981).
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škłow.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Louis Wirth
German american sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden.
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
Hans Eisele
German ss officer and concentration camp doctor (1913-1967).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Donaueschingen.
Died May 3rd, 1967 at 54 years old in Maadi.
Albert Sauer
German nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945).
Born August 17th, 1898 in Międzyzdroje.
Died May 3rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Falkensee.
Cevdet Döğer
Kurdish islamist militant (1977–2011).
Born April 20th, 1977 in Solhan.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 34 years old in Vedensky District.
Sara Coleridge
British poet, translator, editor, writer (1802–1852).
Born December 23rd, 1802 in Greta Hall.
Died May 3rd, 1852 at 49 years old in London (breast cancer).
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop (1910–1990).
Born July 23rd, 1910 in Kobylino.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Lygia Pape
Brazilian artist (1927-2004).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Hamid Dalwai
Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mirjoli.
Died May 3rd, 1977 at 44 years old in Mumbai.
David Bruce
American actor (1914–1976).
Born January 6th, 1916 in Kankakee.
Died May 3rd, 1976 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Claire Maurier
French actress.
Born March 27th, 1929 in Céret.
Died May 3rd, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Peter O'Donnell
English writer (1920–2010).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Lewisham. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 90 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Pierre Moerlen
French musician (1952-2005).
Born October 23rd, 1952 in Colmar.
Died May 3rd, 2005 at 52 years old in Colmar, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Erin O'Brien-Moore
American actress (1902-1979).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jacques Bertin
French geographer and cartographer (1918–2010).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Maisons-Laffitte.
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Jadranka Stojaković
Bosnian singer-songwriter.
Born July 24th, 1950 in Sarajevo.
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Banja Luka (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Robert Brout
American physicist (1928-2011).
Born June 14th, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Shakuntala Paranjpye
Indian actress (1906-2000).
Born January 17th, 1906.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old
Mohammed Abed al-Jabri
Moroccan philosopher (1935-2010).
Born December 27th, 1935 in Figuig.
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 74 years old in Casablanca. [ref]
Thanasis Veggos
Greek actor and film director (1927–2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Athens. [ref]
Jimmy Gardner
Actor from england (1924-2010).
Born August 24th, 1924 in Newmarket.
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 85 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Sidney Skolsky
American gossip columnist, radio personality, screenwriter and actor (1905-1983).
Born May 2nd, 1905 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Mieke Wijaya
Indonesian actress.
Born March 17th, 1940 in Bandung.
Died May 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Sandy Turnbull
Scottish footballer (1884-1917).
Born July 30th, 1884 in Hurlford.
Died May 3rd, 1917 at 32 years old in Arras.
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