Famous Deaths In June - 01

1926  On this day in history vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64   

1927  On this day in history death of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. 1861)   

1935  Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies   

1942  Ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53 on June - 01.   

1943  On June - 01 death of leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50   

1946  Death of Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed on June - 01.   

1948  On this day in history sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34   

1951  On this day in history rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85   

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on June - 01.   

1954  Death of Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1955  On June - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84   

1959  On June - 01 death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)   

1960  On June - 01 lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76   

1964  On June - 01 rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66   

1966  On this day in history death of papa Jack Laine, American musician (b. 1873)   

1968  On June - 01 helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87   

1969  Death of Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. 1904) on June - 01.   

1970  On this day in history g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82   

1971  Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1973  Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25   

1976  On June - 01 pieter Balledux, actor/stage manager/resistance fighter, dies at 89   

1979  On June - 01 jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91   

1980  On this day in history [Richard] Rube Marquard, US baseball pitcher, dies at 90   

1981  Carl Vinson, (Rep-D-Ga, 1914-64), dies at 97 on June - 01.   

1982  Hendrik Algra, Newspaper publisher/Dutch MP (ARP), dies on June - 01.   

1983  Anna Seghers, writer, dies at 82 on June - 01.   

1985  On June - 01 richard Greene, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67   

1986  On this day in history death of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

1987  Errol W Barrow, PM of Barbados (1961-76), dies at 67 on June - 01.   

1990  On this day in history eric Barker, actor/writer (Carry on Sergeant, Roommates), dies   

1991  On this day in history david Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50   

1992  Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies on this day in history.   

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1076  On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)   

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on June - 01.   

1480  On June - 01 birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)   

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on June - 01.   

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer   

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)   

1611  On June - 01 birth of felician Schwab, composer   

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)