Jesse Klaver

Dutch politician (born 1986).

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

Patricia Hill Collins

African-american scholar.

Born May 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Philadelphia.

Hanns Martin Schleyer

German manager and president of industry association, former ss officer and nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group raf in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered.

Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg.

Died October 18th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse.

Yang Jiechi

Politburo member of the chinese communist party.

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

Tommy Robredo

Spanish tennis player.

Born May 1st, 1982 (age 44 years) in Hostalric.

Donald Kagan

American historian (1932-2021).

Born May 1st, 1932 in Kuršėnai.

Died August 6th, 2021 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Rik Van Nutter

American actor (1929–2005).

Born May 1st, 1929 in Pomona.

Died October 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in West Palm Beach (myocardial infarction).

Herbert Backe

German politician (1896-1947).

Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi.

Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Leila Hyams

American actress (1905-1977).

Born May 1st, 1905 in New York City.

Died December 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Bel Air (disease).

Nestor Lakoba

Abkhazian politician (1893-1936).

Born May 1st, 1893 in Lykhny.

Died December 28th, 1936 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (intoxication).

Bryan Marchment

Canadian ice hockey player (1969–2022).

Born May 1st, 1969 in Scarborough.

Died July 6th, 2022 at 53 years old in Montreal. ^[ref]

Diego Contento

German footballer.

Born May 1st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Munich.

Scott Coffey

American actor, director, producer, screenwriter.

Born May 1st, 1964 (age 62 years) in Honolulu.

Billy Owens

American basketball player.

Born May 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Carlisle.

Danny McGrain

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1950).

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

Jaccob Slavin

Nhl ice hockey defenseman.

Born May 1st, 1994 (age 32 years) in Erie.

Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg

Luxemborgian prince.

Born May 1st, 1963 (age 63 years) in Betzdorf Castle.

Shirley Horn

American singer (1934–2005).

Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C..

Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C., Cheverly (diabetes).

Naoya Uchida

Japanese actor and voice actor.

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

Tim Sale

American comic artist (1956–2022).

Born May 1st, 1956 in Ithaca.

Died June 16th, 2022 at 66 years old in Seattle (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Philipp Meyer

American writer.

Born May 1st, 1974 (age 52 years) in New York City.

Onir

Indian film director and producer (born 1969).

Born May 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Thimphu.

Jean-Christophe Bahebeck

French and cameroonian footballer.

Born May 1st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Saint-Denis.

Peter Lax

American mathematician of hungarian origin (1926–2025).

Born May 1st, 1926 in Budapest.

Died May 16th, 2025 at 99 years old in Manhattan (cardiac amyloidosis). ^[ref]

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894).

Born May 1st, 1825 in Newburgh.

Died August 3rd, 1894 at 69 years old in Bridge of Allan.