Charley Patton

American delta blues musician (1891–1934).

Born May 1st, 1891 in Bolton, Edwards.

Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure).

Wilhelmina Cooper

Model, modeling agent.

Born May 1st, 1939 in Culemborg.

Died March 1st, 1980 at 40 years old in Greenwich (lung cancer).

Ho Ching

Singaporean businesswoman and spouse of the prime minister of singapore.

Born May 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Colony of Singapore.

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist (1852-1934).

Born May 1st, 1852 in Petilla de Aragón.

Died October 17th, 1934 at 82 years old in Madrid.

Paloma Baeza

British actress, director.

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

Maia Morgenstern

Romanian actress.

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

Martin O'Donnell

American video game composer.

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

Glen Ballard

American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer.

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

Jay Reatard

American musician (1980-2010).

Born May 1st, 1980 in Memphis.

Died January 13th, 2010 at 29 years old in Memphis (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Neil Sandilands

South african actor and filmmaker.

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

Bernard Butler

Musician, songwriter, record producer.

Born May 1st, 1970 (age 56 years) in London.

Sammy Ameobi

English-nigerian footballer (born 1992).

Born May 1st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Anna Jarvis

Founder of mother's day (1864–1948).

Born May 1st, 1864 in Anna Jarvis House. ^[ref]

Died November 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in West Chester.

Debi Diamond

American pornographic actress and nude model.

Born May 1st, 1965 (age 61 years) in California. ^[ref]

Danielle Darrieux

French actress and singer.

Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux.

Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (falling from height). ^[ref]

Suresh Kalmadi

Indian politician.

Born May 1st, 1944 in Chennai.

Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Pune. ^[ref]

Otto Kretschmer

German admiral and u-boat commander during world war ii.

Born May 1st, 1912 in Hajduki Nyskie. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Straubing (cranial trauma).

Terry Southern

American writer (1924–1995).

Born May 1st, 1924 in Alvarado.

Died October 29th, 1995 at 71 years old in Manhattan.

Christian Benítez

Ecuadorian footballer (1986-2013).

Born May 1st, 1986 in Quito.

Died July 29th, 2013 at 27 years old in Doha (peritonitis). ^[ref]

Jenny Longuet

Karl marx's eldest daughter (1844-1883).

Born May 1st, 1844 in Paris.

Died January 11th, 1883 at 38 years old in Argenteuil (bladder cancer).

Patrice Talon

President of benin since 2016.

Born May 1st, 1958 (age 68 years) in Ouidah. ^[ref]

Tiffany Fallon

American model.

Born May 1st, 1974 (age 52 years) in Fort Lauderdale.

Marcelo Zarvos

Brazilian pianist and composer (1969-).

Born May 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Lee Changmin

South korean singer.

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

Jennifer Botterill

Ice hockey player.

Born May 1st, 1979 (age 47 years) in Ottawa.