Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 02

1937  Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1945  Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies on May - 02.   

1947  Death of Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82   

1955  Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 on May - 02.   

1957  Joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 02 alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89   

1960  On this day in history death of caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39   

1961  On this day in history j C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies   

1963  Jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies on May - 02.   

1964  On this day in history nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies   

1968  Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69 on May - 02.   

1969  Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 02 hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69   

1973  Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61 on May - 02.   

1979  Death of Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1980  Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 02 death of helmut Dantine   

1983  Marius F Duintjer, architect, dies on May - 02.   

1984  On May - 02 jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66   

1985  Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)   

1989  Death of Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 02 death of david Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38   

1991  Hal Bell, dies at 65 on May - 02.   

1992  Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1993  Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 on May - 02.   

1994  On May - 02 louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65   

1995  Death of Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 02 arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97   

1997  On this day in history death of paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921)   

1998  On this day in history death of gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)   

1999  On this day in history death of oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)   

2001  On May - 02 death of ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)   

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1360  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on May - 02.   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.