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May 8 2025

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Andor Lilienthal🇭🇺
deceased
Hungarian chess player (1911–2010) · 1911–2010
Days lived
36,163
Antonio Salazar🇲🇽
deceased
football player · 1989–2022
Days lived
12,143
Avery Brundage🇺🇸
deceased
basketball player · 1887–1975
Days lived
31,998
Beatrice Helen Worsley🇨🇦
deceased
first female computer scientist in Canada (1922-1972) · 1921–1972
Days lived
18,465
Bernhard Rust🇩🇪
deceased
German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) · 1883–1945
Days lived
22,500
Betty Broderick🇺🇸
deceased
Notable Person · 1947–2026
Days lived
28,672
Emil Kübler🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1909–1981
Days lived
26,320
Erna Lendvai-Dircksen🇩🇪
deceased
German photographer (1883-1962) · 1883–1962
Days lived
28,831
Fritz Schenk🇩🇪
deceased
German journalist (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
27,818
Georg Groscurth
deceased
German physician (1904-1944) · 1904–1944
Days lived
14,377
Gustl Berauer🇩🇪
deceased
athlete · 1912–1986
Days lived
26,847
Hans Zehetmayer🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian boxer (1909–2000) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,159
Helmut Jahn🇺🇸
deceased
German architect (1940-2021) · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,710
Horst Grund🇩🇪
deceased
German cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,330
Josef Marchet🇮🇹
deceased
model · 1902–1966
Days lived
23,300
Kai-Uwe von Hassel🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
30,698
Kim Chi-ha🇰🇷
deceased
South Korean writer (1941-2022) · 1941–2022
Days lived
29,678
Maurice Sendak🇺🇸
deceased
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,648
Oswald Spengler🇩🇪
deceased
philosopher · 1880–1936
Days lived
20,432
Paul Strähle🇩🇪
deceased
German flying ace and photographer (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,590
Peer Schmidt🇩🇪
deceased
German actor and voice actor (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,739
Robert A. Heinlein🇺🇸
deceased
American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988) · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,526
Roider Jackl🇩🇪
deceased
singer · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,162
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
deceased
German antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
25,382
Sprent Dabwido
deceased
president of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019
Days lived
17,035
Tilly Lauenstein🇩🇪
deceased
German actress and voice actress (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
31,330
Truganini🇦🇺
deceased
Guide · 1812–1876
Days lived
23,504
Walter Roderer🇨🇭
deceased
Swiss actor (1920-2012) · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,547
William Fox
deceased
Actor · 1879–1952
Days lived
26,790
Xatar🇩🇪
deceased
Kurdish German rapper · 1981–2025
Days lived
15,841
Zeki Alasya
deceased
Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015
Days lived
26,318

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