Died on May 3
Remembering 19 notable people who died on this day
🇺🇸Albert Arnold Gillespie
deceasedartist · 1899–1978
Days lived
Lived 28,691 days
🇺🇸Christine Jorgensen
deceasedfirst American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989) · 1926–1989
Days lived
Lived 22,985 days
🇩🇪Detlev Kittstein
deceasedGerman field hockey player · 1944–1996
Days lived
Lived 19,063 days
🇺🇸Ernie Nevers
deceasedfilm director · 1902–1976
Days lived
Lived 26,991 days
🇩🇪Ernst Hartwig
deceasedGerman astronomer (1851-1923) · 1851–1923
Days lived
Lived 26,407 days
Ernst Wollweber
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1967
Days lived
Lived 25,023 days
🇫🇷François Houang
deceasedFrench writer and philosopher · 1911–1990
Days lived
Lived 28,732 days
🇺🇸Harry Gibson
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1915–1991
Days lived
Lived 27,705 days
🇩🇪Hermann Kesten
deceasedYouTube personality · 1900–1996
Days lived
Lived 35,160 days
🇺🇸Jessie Willcox Smith
deceasedartist · 1863–1935
Days lived
Lived 26,172 days
🇩🇪John Meier
deceasedGerman folklorist (1864–1953) · 1864–1953
Days lived
Lived 32,465 days
Karl von Auwers
deceasedchemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
Lived 27,623 days
🇺🇸Lance Blanks
deceasedAmerican basketball player · 1966–2023
Days lived
Lived 20,691 days
🇪🇸Mariano Fortuny
deceasedSpanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949) · 1871–1949
Days lived
Lived 28,482 days
🇩🇪Oscar Kreuzer
deceasedGerman tennis player (1887–1968) · 1887–1968
Days lived
Lived 29,544 days
🇩🇪Raimund Harmstorf
deceasedGerman actor (1939-1998) · 1939–1998
Days lived
Lived 21,394 days
🇩🇪Rolf Jahn
deceasedGerman association football player (1927-2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
Lived 26,872 days
🇩🇪Werner Schwier
deceasedactor · 1921–1982
Days lived
Lived 22,256 days
🇩🇪Wilhelm Groener
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1939
Days lived
Lived 26,095 days