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May 5 2025

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Allene Ray🇺🇸
deceased
actor · 1901–1979
Days lived
28,612
Diran Manoukian🇫🇷
deceased
Olympic field hockey player (1919-2020) · 1919–2020
Days lived
36,935
Dudley DeGroot🇺🇸
deceased
American football, basketball, rugby union footballer, American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,743
Heinz Mellmann🇩🇪
deceased
writer · 1913–1945
Days lived
11,499
Herbert Felix🇸🇪
deceased
entrepreneur · 1908–1973
Days lived
23,676
Irmgard Keun🇩🇪
deceased
German writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,212
John Flynn🇦🇺
deceased
Australian Presbyterian minister and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (1880-1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,727
Ludwig Erhard🇩🇪
deceased
politician · 1897–1977
Days lived
29,309
Montagu C. Butler🇬🇧
deceased
musician · 1884–1970
Days lived
31,511
Myron Charles Taylor🇺🇸
deceased
American diplomat (1874–1959) · 1874–1959
Days lived
31,152
Park Kyung-ni🇰🇷
deceased
South Korean writer (1926-2008) · 1926–2008
Days lived
29,775
Philipose Mar Chrysostom🇮🇳
deceased
Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India · 1918–2021
Days lived
37,629
Reverend Gary Davis🇺🇸
deceased
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972) · 1896–1972
Days lived
27,763
shajimon🇮🇳
deceased
Film producer
Thorvald Eigenbrod🇩🇰
deceased
Danish field hockey player (1892-1977) · 1892–1977
Days lived
30,834
Trimbak Bapuji Thombre
deceased
Indian Marathi poet (1890–1918) · 1890–1918
Days lived
10,126
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua🇳🇬
deceased
President of Nigeria (1951-2010) · 1951–2010
Days lived
21,447
Willi Schlage🇩🇪
deceased
German chess master (1888–1940) · 1888–1940
Days lived
18,759
Wolfgang Neuss🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1923–1989
Days lived
23,875

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