May 3rd
148 Notable deaths
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]
Lygia Pape
Brazilian artist (1927-2004).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Nova Friburgo. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Swedish sculptor (1934-2016).
Born June 4th, 1934 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 81 years old in Landskrona (pneumonia). [ref]
Edgar Rubin
Danish psychologist.
Born September 6th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1951 at 64 years old in Holte (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 148
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman