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May 3rd
164 Notable deaths
Xue Yue
National revolutionary army general (1896–1998).
Born December 26th, 1896 in Lechang.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 101 years old in Chiayi County.
Lance Blanks
American basketball player.
Born September 9th, 1966 in Del Rio.
Died May 3rd, 2023 at 56 years old in Dallas. [ref]
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).
Gorō Shimura
Japanese mathematician (1930-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Hamamatsu.
Died May 3rd, 2019 at 89 years old in Princeton.
Knut Wicksell
Swedish economist (1851–1926).
Born December 20th, 1851 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Danderyd.
Lev Pontryagin
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 3rd, 1908 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal, head of the allegiance council.
Born September 5th, 1926 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Riyadh. [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.
Greg Cannom
American make-up artist.
Born March 4th, 1951 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2025 at 74 years old
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