Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  Death of Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 on May - 11.   

1947  Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jean Adair, dies at 80   

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

1956  On this day in history walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79   

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 this day in history.   

1970  Death of Johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906) on May - 11.   

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  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on May - 11.   

1979  Joan Chandler, dies at 55 on May - 11.   

1981  On May - 11 bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36   

1982  On this day in history leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer   

1983  On May - 11 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 May - 11.   

1988  H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 11 filip J Field, dies at 67   

1992  On this day in history carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90   

1994  On May - 11 alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82   

1995  On this day in history arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96   

1996  On this day in history bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85   

1997  Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

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

2001  Death of Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952) on this day in history.   

2002  On May - 11 death of joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905)   

2003  On May - 11 death of noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945)   

2004  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on this day in history.   

2005  On May - 11 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 May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

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

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.