Rudolf Gellesch

German footballer (1914-1990).

Born May 1st, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.

Died August 20th, 1990 at 76 years old in Kassel.

Faustino Imbali

Foreign and prime minister of guinea-bissau.

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

Alberto Héber Usher

Uruguayan politician (1918–1981).

Born May 1st, 1918 in Montevideo.

Died January 19th, 1981 at 62 years old in Montevideo.

Pierre Chayriguès

French footballer (1892-1965).

Born May 1st, 1892 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in Levallois-Perret.

Serginho Baiano

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 1st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Salvador.

Radoslav Rochallyi

Slovak philosopher and writer.

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

Yuliya Vlasova

Short track speed skater.

Born May 1st, 1967 (age 59 years) in Novouralsk.

Jamshid Giunashvili

Georgian scientist.

Born May 1st, 1931 in Tehran.

Died January 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Tbilisi.

Reem Alabali Radovan

German politician (spd), federal minister for economic cooperation and development, member of the german bundestag.

Born May 1st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]

Jacqueline Frank DeLuca

American water polo player.

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

Elsie Johansson

Swedish writer (1931–2025).

Born May 1st, 1931 in Vendel.

Died February 15th, 2025 at 93 years old in Uppsala. ^[ref]

Waleed Salem Al-Lami

Iraqi footballer.

Born May 1st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Iraq.

Li Na

Chinese diver.

Born May 1st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Hefei.

Mary Stone

Chinese medical doctor (1873-1954).

Born May 1st, 1873 in Jiujiang.

Died December 30th, 1954 at 81 years old in Pasadena.

Henna Johansson

Swedish wrestler.

Born May 1st, 1991 (age 35 years) in Gällivare.

Mayumi Aoki

Japanese swimmer.

Born May 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Yamaga.

Dick Joyce

New zealand rower.

Born May 1st, 1946 (age 80 years) in Wellington.

Sékou Touré

Ivorian footballer (1934-2003).

Born May 1st, 1934 in Bouaké.

Died April 2nd, 2003 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Andressinha

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 1st, 1995 (age 31 years) in Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul.

Norman G. Thomas

American astronomer (1930–2020).

Born May 1st, 1930 in Alamosa. ^[ref]

Died May 19th, 2020 at 90 years old

Mathis Desloges

French cross-country skier.

Born May 1st, 2002 (age 24 years) in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Aleksandr Borisov

Soviet actor, film director, screenwriter and singer (1905–1982).

Born May 1st, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 19th, 1982 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Brian Glencross

Field hockey player (1941–2022).

Born May 1st, 1941 in Narrogin.

Died December 30th, 2022 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Georges Ambourouet

Gabonese footballer.

Born May 1st, 1986 (age 40 years) in Libreville.

Bashir Rameyev

Soviet computer scientist (1918-1994).

Born May 1st, 1918 in Baymak.

Died May 16th, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.