People who died on May 1 79
Arcadius
d. 408 (b. 377)
Arcadius, Byzantine emperor (b. 337)
Saint Marcouf
d. 558
Marcouf, missionary and saint
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Wang Zongji
d. 908
Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender
Matilda of Scotland
d. 1118 (b. 1080)
Matilda of Scotland (b. 1080)
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Diarmait Mac Murchada
d. 1171 (b. 1110)
Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (b. 1110)
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Roger de Moulins
d. 1187
Roger de Moulins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
Walter de Gray
d. 1255
Walter de Gray, English prelate and statesman
Stefan Uroš I
d. 1277 (b. 1223)
Stefan Uroš I of Serbia (b. 1223)
William of Villehardouin
d. 1278
William II of Villehardouin
Albert I of Germany
d. 1308 (b. 1255)
Albert I of Germany (b. 1255)
Isabella of Portugal
d. 1539 (b. 1503)
Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1539)
Pope Marcellus II
d. 1555 (b. 1501)
Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1555)
Pope Pius V
d. 1572 (b. 1504)
Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
Frans Luycx
d. 1668 (b. 1604)
Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
Johann Ludwig Bach
d. 1731 (b. 1677)
Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
d. 1738 (b. 1669)
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
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Gottfried Achenwall
d. 1772 (b. 1719)
Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
d. 1813 (b. 1768)
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general and politician (d. 1813)
Antoine Louis Dugès
d. 1838 (b. 1797)
Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
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John Wilbur (Quaker minister)
d. 1856 (b. 1774)
John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856)
David Livingstone
d. 1873 (b. 1813)
David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
Ludwig Büchner
d. 1899 (b. 1824)
Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
Antonín Dvořák
d. 1904 (b. 1841)
Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (d. 1904)
John Barclay Armstrong
d. 1913 (b. 1850)
John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
Princess Margaret of Connaught
d. 1920 (b. 1882)
Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
Henri Pélissier
d. 1935 (b. 1889)
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
Johan Oscar Smith
d. 1943 (b. 1871)
Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (d. 1943)
Joseph Goebbels
d. 1945 (b. 1897)
Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
Magda Goebbels
d. 1945 (b. 1901)
Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
Everett Shinn
d. 1953 (b. 1876)
Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
LeRoy Samse
d. 1956 (b. 1883)
LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (d. 1956)
Charles Holden
d. 1960 (b. 1875)
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (d. 1960)
Lope K. Santos
d. 1963 (b. 1879)
Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Rizal (d. 1963)
Spike Jones
d. 1965 (b. 1911)
Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
Jack Adams
d. 1968 (b. 1895)
Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1968)
Harold Nicolson
d. 1968 (b. 1886)
Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (b. 1886)
Yi Un
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Yi Un, Korean prince (b. 1897)
Asger Jorn
d. 1973 (b. 1914)
Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
T. R. M. Howard
d. 1976 (b. 1908)
T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)
Alexandros Panagoulis
d. 1976 (b. 1939)
Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (d. 1976)
Aram Khachaturian
d. 1978 (b. 1903)
Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978)
William Primrose
d. 1982 (b. 1903)
William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982)
Jüri Lossmann
d. 1984 (b. 1891)
Jüri Lossmann, Estonian-Swedish runner (b. 1891)
Denise Robins
d. 1985 (b. 1897)
Denise Robins, English journalist and author (b. 1897)
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Hugo Peretti
d. 1986 (b. 1916)
Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (b. 1916)
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Ben Lexcen
d. 1988 (b. 1936)
Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (b. 1936)
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Sally Kirkland (editor)
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989)
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V. M. Panchalingam
d. 1989 (b. 1930)
V. M. Panchalingam, Sri Lankan civil servant (b. 1930)
Patrice Tardif (politician)
d. 1989 (b. 1904)
Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (d. 1989)
Sergio Franchi
d. 1990 (b. 1926)
Sergio Franchi, Italian-American tenor and actor (b. 1926)
Richard Thorpe
d. 1991 (b. 1896)
Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Pierre Bérégovoy
d. 1993 (b. 1925)
Pierre Bérégovoy, French metallurgist and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1925)
Ranasinghe Premadasa
d. 1993 (b. 1924)
Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (b. 1924)
Ayrton Senna
d. 1994 (b. 1960)
Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960)
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Antonio Salemme
d. 1995 (b. 1892)
Antonio Salemme, Italian-American painter (b. 1892)
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Fernand Dumont
d. 1997 (b. 1927)
Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1927)
Eldridge Cleaver
d. 1998 (b. 1935)
Eldridge Cleaver, American author and activist (b. 1935)
Steve Reeves
d. 2000 (b. 1926)
Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926)
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (b. 1908)
Miss Elizabeth
d. 2003 (b. 1960)
Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler and manager (b. 1960)
Wim van Est
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)
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Kenneth Clark (psychologist)
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (b. 1914)
Anthony Mamo
d. 2008 (b. 1909)
Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (b. 1909)
Philipp von Boeselager
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (d. 2008)
Helen Wagner
d. 2010 (b. 1918)
Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
Henry Cooper
d. 2011 (b. 1934)
Henry Cooper, English boxer and sportscaster (d. 2011)
Ted Lowe
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920)
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James Kinley
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
James Kinley, Canadian engineer and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1925)
Mordechai Virshubski
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Mordechai Virshubski, German-Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
Chris Kelly (rapper)
d. 2013 (b. 1978)
Chris Kelly, American rapper (b. 1978)
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Pierre Pleimelding
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Pierre Pleimelding, French footballer and manager (b. 1952)
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Adamu Atta
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (b. 1927)
Radhia Cousot
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic
Assi Dayan
d. 2014 (b. 1945)
Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
Juan de Dios Castillo
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951)
Geoff Duke
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (b. 1923)
Vafa Guluzade
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (b. 1940)
María Elena Velasco
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Grace Lee Whitney
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (b. 1930)