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May 3rd
145 Notable deaths
Thorvald Stauning
Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Lev Pontryagin
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 3rd, 1908 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Spanish politician, president of the government from 1981 to 1982.
Born April 14th, 1926 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (cardiac arrest).
John Joseph O'Connor
American cardinal, archbishop of new york.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist.
Born November 14th, 1927 in Lorca. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Murcia (lymphoma). [ref]
Patsy Montana
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born October 30th, 1908 in Hot Springs.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 87 years old in San Jacinto.
Louis Wirth
American sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
Gojko Šušak
Croatian politician (1945-1998).
Born March 16th, 1945 in Široki Brijeg.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 53 years old in Zagreb (esophageal cancer).
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer.
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škloŭ.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus