Died On May 1st
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Discover the most famous people who died on May 1. The list includes people like Joseph Goebbels, Ayrton Senna, David Livingstone, Dave Goldberg, Eldridge Cleaver. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, historians and spiritual & religious leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.
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Ayrton Senna(One of the Greatest F1 Drivers in the History of the Sport)
Birthdate: March 21, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 1994
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Miss Elizabeth
(American Professional Wrestler and Wrestling Manager)
Birthdate: November 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: March 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: 1873
Birthdate: September 8, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: 1904
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Olympia Dukakis(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Rose Castorini’ in the Film ‘Moonstruck’)
Birthdate: June 20, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Eldridge Cleaver(American Writer and Political Activist who Became an Early Leader of the Black Panther Party)
Birthdate: August 31, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wabbaseka, Arkansas
Died: 1998
Birthdate: December 14, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: 1965
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Henry Cooper(British Heavyweight Boxer Best Remembered for His Fight Against Muhammad Ali)
Birthdate: May 3, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Aram Khachaturian
(Composer)
Birthdate: June 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: 1978
Birthdate: April 1, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: June 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: 1993
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MarÃa Elena Velasco
(Actress, Director)
Birthdate: December 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Puebla, Mexico
Died: 2015
Birthdate: June 30, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Enid, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1971
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Gene Markey
(Officer, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: December 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jackson
Died: 1980
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Madeleine LeBeau
(Former film actress who also appeared in American films, most notably Casablanca)
Birthdate: June 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Antony, France
Died: 2016
Birthdate: April 6, 1860
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ay, Marne, France
Died: 1945
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SM Nasimuddin SM Amin
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: January 27, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Died: 2008
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Ben Lexcen
(Australian Yachtsman and Marine Architect Famous for the Winged Keel Design Applied to 'Australia II' Yacht)
Birthdate: March 19, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boggabri, Australia
Died: 1988
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Mihály Munkácsy
(Former Painter who earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large-scale biblical paintings)
Birthdate: February 20, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mukachevo, Ukraine
Died: 1900
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Magda Goebbels(Wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister ‘Joseph Goebbels’ and Political Supporter of ‘Adolf Hitler’)
Birthdate: November 11, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1945
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Chris Kelly
(Musical artist)
Birthdate: August 11, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: 2013
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Oscar Swahn
(Sport Shooter)
Birthdate: October 20, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Götaland, Sweden
Died: 1927
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Moshe Landau
(Judge of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1953 to 1982)
Birthdate: April 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gdańsk, Poland
Died: 2011
Birthdate: April 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Codogno, Italy
Died: 1990
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray
(Engineer)
Birthdate: July 15, 1856
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Died: 1927
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Ejnar Mikkelsen
(Explorer)
Birthdate: December 23, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vester-Brønderslev, Denmark
Died: 1971
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Butrus al-Bustani
(Syria's First Nationalist and Founder of the Bi-Weekly Magazine 'Al-Jinan')
Birthdate: 1819 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: 1883
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Anthony Mamo
(Political Leader)
Birthdate: January 9, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Birkirkara, Malta
Died: 2008
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Augustine Mahiga
(Diplomat, Politician)
Birthdate: August 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tosamaganga, Iringa District Iringa, Tanganyika (territory) Tanganyika
Died: 2020
Birthdate: October 2, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2015
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: July 14, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama Canal Zone, United States
Died: 2005
Birthdate: October 9, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1966
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Jean Coralli
(French Ballet Dancer and Choreographer, Best Known for Collaborating with 'Jules Perrot' in Creating 'Giselle')
Birthdate: January 15, 1779
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1854
Birthdate: August 9, 1903
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Port Henry, New York, United States
Died: 1954
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Joseph Goebbels(German Nazi Politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda (1933 – 1945))
Birthdate: October 29, 1897
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Died: 1945
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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ÅŒtomo no Yakamochi
(Japanese Statesman and Waka Poet in the Nara Period)
Birthdate: April 2, 0718
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Japan
Died: 0785
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Henryk Ross
(Photographer)
Birthdate: May 1, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1991
Birthdate: January 1, 0377
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hispania
Died: 0408
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Steve Reeves
(American Professional Bodybuilder and Actor)
Birthdate: January 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, Montana, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: June 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1988
Birthdate: June 19, 1916
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1985
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Barry Jones
(Former actor often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film Seven Days to Noon)
Birthdate: March 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Peter Port, Guernsey
Died: 1981
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Paul Gustav Fischer
(Painter)
Birthdate: July 22, 1860
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1934
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John Kells Ingram
(Irish Economist and Poet)
Birthdate: July 7, 1823
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pettigo, Ireland
Died: 1907
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Romolo Gessi
(Italian Soldier and Explorer Who Mapped Out the Last Unexplored Part of the Nile)
Birthdate: April 30, 1831
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ravenna, Italy
Died: 1881
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Princess Margaret of Connaught
(Princess)
Birthdate: January 15, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bagshot Park, Surrey, England
Died: 1920
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Mary Elizabeth Wood
(Librarian)
Birthdate: August 22, 1861
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elba, New York, United States
Died: 1931
Birthdate: September 3, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas, United States
Died: 2010
Birthdate: January 17, 1504
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bosco Marengo, Italy
Died: 1572
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Hellmut Federhofer
(Musicologist)
Birthdate: August 6, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: 2014