May 3rd
152 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Svetlanov
Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (1928-2002).
Born September 6th, 1928 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
William H. Woodin
United states secretary of the treasurer.
Born May 27th, 1868 in Berwick.
Died May 3rd, 1934 at 65 years old in New York City.
Torsten Hägerstrand
Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography (1916–2004).
Born October 11th, 1916 in Alvesta Municipality.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 87 years old in Lund.
Lewis Allen
English film and television director.
Born December 25th, 1905 in Telford. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Turkish film director, actor, screenwriter and politician (1962–2025).
Born July 7th, 1962 in Adıyaman.
Died May 3rd, 2025 at 62 years old in Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Árpád Szakasits
Hungarian politician (1888-1965).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died May 3rd, 1965 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Rosalind Elias
American mezzo-soprano.
Born March 13th, 1930 in Lowell.
Died May 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Brad Drewett
Australian tennis player.
Born July 19th, 1958 in Maclean.
Died May 3rd, 2013 at 54 years old in Sydney (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Florencio Campomanes
Filipino political scientist, chess player, and chess official (1927-2010).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Manila.
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 83 years old in Baguio (cancer). [ref]
Lukas Ammann
Swiss actor (1912-2017).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Munich (surgical complications). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 152
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