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May 2 2025

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Events on This Day

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Yung Lean
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

A. R. Penck🇩🇪
deceased
German artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,334
Arthur Mahler🇨🇿
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345
Augusto Boal🇧🇷
deceased
scientist · 1931–2009
Days lived
28,537
Bohumil Němeček
deceased
athlete · 1938–2010
Days lived
26,418
Clara Immerwahr🇩🇪
deceased
German chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915
Days lived
16,385
George Digby🇺🇸
deceased
American baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014
Days lived
35,308
Gustav Landauer🇩🇪
deceased
writer · 1870–1919
Days lived
17,921
Harold C. Ostertag🇺🇸
deceased
American politician (1896-1985) · 1896–1985
Days lived
32,455
Heinz Ellenberg🇩🇪
deceased
German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
30,590
Heinz Kessler🇩🇪
deceased
German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · 1920–2017
Days lived
35,526
Hide🇯🇵
deceased
singer · 1964–1998
Days lived
12,193
Hugo Flink🇦🇹
deceased
actor · 1879–1947
Days lived
24,730
Jack Kemp🇺🇸
deceased
American football player and politician (1935–2009) · 1935–2009
Days lived
26,957
Josef Mayer🇦🇹
deceased
Czech member of Czech council and manager (1877-1938) · 1877–1938
Days lived
22,302
Josef Wagner🇩🇪
deceased
German nazi politician (1899-1945) · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,911
Ludwig Stumpfegger🇩🇪
deceased
SS physician (1910-1945) · 1910–1945
Days lived
12,714
Martin Bormann
deceased
Notable Trials · 1900–1945
Days lived
16,390
Max de Crinis🇦🇹
deceased
German psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945
Days lived
20,426
Norm Van Brocklin🇺🇸
deceased
American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,867
Paul L. Stein🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian film director (1892–1951) · 1892–1951
Days lived
21,636
Peter Högl🇩🇪
deceased
SS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,422
Robert Michels🇩🇪
deceased
philosopher · 1876–1936
Days lived
22,028
Viktor Lutze
deceased
SA Stabschef (1890-1943) · 1890–1943
Days lived
19,117
Walther Hewel🇩🇪
deceased
politician · 1904–1945
Days lived
15,096
Werner Veigel🇩🇪
deceased
German journalist (1928–1995) · 1928–1995
Days lived
24,280
Wilhelm von Opel🇩🇪
deceased
German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,111

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