Famous Deaths In May - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1890 Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71 on May - 06.
1892 On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54
1904 On May - 06 franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67
1910 Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68 on this day in history.
1916 Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 on this day in history.
1919 Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62 on May - 06.
1924 Carel S Adama van Scheltema, poet/writer (socialism), dies at 47 on May - 06.
1936 Hans Jelmoli, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history death of 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens
1949 A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies on May - 06.
1950 Agnes Smedley, writer, dies on this day in history.
1951 On this day in history death of Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1869)
1952 Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1960 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on May - 06.
1961 On this day in history lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65
1963 Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history harold Morris, composer, dies at 74
1967 Death of Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. 1885) on May - 06.
1971 Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1972 Death of Deniz GezmiÅŸ, Turkish Left-wing Political Activist (b. 1947) on this day in history.
1973 Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1975 On May - 06 jozsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83
1976 Karel M J F Cruysberghs, Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76
1982 Sam Baker, dies on this day in history.
1983 Death of Kai Winding, American trombonist and jazz composer (b. 1922) on May - 06.
1984 Death of Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician on May - 06.
1985 Death of Julie Vega, Filipino child actress and singer (b. 1968) on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history william J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73
1989 Death of Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89
1991 On May - 06 anthony van Kampen, writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies
1992 Jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75 on May - 06.
1993 On this day in history ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84
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