Karel Kachyňa

Czech film director (1924–2004).

Born May 1st, 1924 in Vyškov. ^[ref]

Died March 12th, 2004 at 79 years old in Říčany. ^[ref]

Laila Soueif

Egyptian activist, mathematician, professor.

Born May 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Nikolay Karpol

Soviet-russian volleyball coach (born 1938).

Born May 1st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Biareznica.

Karl-Heinrich Brenner

German general and police officer (1895–1954).

Born May 1st, 1895 in Mannheim.

Died February 14th, 1954 at 58 years old in Karlsruhe.

Nicolaas Havenga

South african politician (1882–1957).

Born May 1st, 1882 in Fauresmith.

Died March 4th, 1957 at 74 years old in Cape Town.

Eberhard Nestle

German scholar (1851–1913).

Born May 1st, 1851 in Stuttgart.

Died March 9th, 1913 at 61 years old in Stuttgart.

Aziz Salihu

Kosovan boxer.

Born May 1st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Pristina.

Ray Keech

Racecar driver (1900–1929).

Born May 1st, 1900 in Coatesville.

Died June 15th, 1929 at 29 years old in Tipton (traffic collision).

Rodoljub Vulović

Serbian singer.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bijeljina.

George Kordahi

Lebanese television personality and politician.

Born May 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Faitroun.

Stanisław Mikulski

Polish actor (1929-2014).

Born May 1st, 1929 in Łódź. ^[ref]

Died November 27th, 2014 at 85 years old in Warsaw (stroke). ^[ref]

Nima Nakisa

Iranian footballer.

Born May 1st, 1975 (age 51 years) in Tehran.

Rosy Armen

French singer.

Born May 1st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Paris. ^[ref]

Remedios Amaya

Spanish singer.

Born May 1st, 1962 (age 64 years) in Seville.

Jemima Blackburn

British artist (1823-1909).

Born May 1st, 1823 in Edinburgh.

Died August 9th, 1909 at 86 years old in Roshven House.

Colette Avital

Israeli diplomat and politician.

Born May 1st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Momčilo Gavrić

Youngest soldier-participant in the first world war.

Born May 1st, 1906 in Trbušnica.

Died April 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Serbia and Montenegro.

Jacek Dehnel

Polish writer, poet, translator and painter.

Born May 1st, 1980 (age 46 years) in Gdańsk.

Carlo Buccirosso

Italian actor, theatre director, and playwright.

Born May 1st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Naples. ^[ref]

Behice Boran

Turkish sociologist and statesperson (1910–1987).

Born May 1st, 1910 in Bursa.

Died October 10th, 1987 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease).

András Törőcsik

Hungarian footballer (1955–2022).

Born May 1st, 1955 in Budapest.

Died July 9th, 2022 at 67 years old in Budapest District XIII. ^[ref]

Murat Han

Turkish actor (born 1975).

Born May 1st, 1975 (age 51 years) in Ankara.

Jóhan Hansen

Danish handball player.

Born May 1st, 1994 (age 32 years) in Tórshavn. ^[ref]

Alexander Ivanov

Soviet-born american chess grandmaster.

Born May 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Omsk.

Ion Popescu-Gopo

Romanian cartoonist and animator (1923–1989).

Born May 1st, 1923 in Bucharest.

Died November 29th, 1989 at 66 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).