Famous Deaths In May - 01

1989  On May - 01 death of david Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered  

1990  Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62 on May - 01.  

1991  Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies on May - 01.  

1992  On May - 01 death of sharon Redd, American house music and urban contemporary singer (b. 1945)  

1993  Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman, provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50 on May - 01.  

1994  On May - 01 ayrton Senna, Brazilian Grand prix driver, dies in crash at 34  

1996  Asher Wallfish, journalist, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1997  Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40 on May - 01.  

1998  Death of Eldridge Cleaver, American activist (b. 1935) on May - 01.  

2000  Death of Steve Reeves, American actor (b. 1926) on this day in history.  

2003  Death of Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler (b. 1960) on this day in history.  

2006  Death of Big Hawk, American rapper (b.1969) on this day in history.  

2008  On this day in history death of anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909)  

2009  On May - 01 death of danny Gans, Canadian-born Las Vegas entertainer (b. 1956)  

2010  Death of Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer/arranger and valve trombonist (b. 1935) on May - 01.  

2017  Death of Karel Schoeman, South African novelist on May - 01.  

2018  Death of John "Jabo" Starks, American drummer on May - 01.  

2018  Death of Wanda Wiłkomirska, Polish violinist and teacher on this day in history.  

2020  Death of Tun Tin, 6th Prime Minister of Burma on this day in history.  

2021  Death of Olympia Dukakis, American actress (b. 1931) on this day in history.  

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)  

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on May - 01.  

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer