Famous Deaths In May - 11

1944  Death of Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62   

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on May - 11.   

1952  Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on May - 11.   

1955  On May - 11 g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on May - 11.   

1960  John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86 on May - 11.   

1963  On this day in history death of herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)   

1965  Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86 on May - 11.   

1970  On May - 11 death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

1973  Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies on May - 11.   

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 11 john Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93   

1979  Joan Chandler, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1981  Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on May - 11.   

1982  Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer on May - 11.   

1983  On this day in history zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65   

1985  Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 on May - 11.   

1986  Death of Henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history h A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies   

1991  Filip J Field, dies at 67 on May - 11.   

1992  On May - 11 carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90   

1994  On this day in history alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82   

1995  Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 11 bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85   

1997  Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (b. 1907) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952) on May - 11.   

2002  Death of Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945)   

2004  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on May - 11.   

2005  On this day in history death of michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)   

2006  On May - 11 death of floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)   

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1568  On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.   

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)