Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  On this day in history death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37   

1947  Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 on May - 11.   

1949  On May - 11 adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65   

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

1953  On May - 11 jean Adair, dies at 80   

1955  G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1963  Death of Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888) on May - 11.   

1965  On this day in history ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86   

1970  On this day in history death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

1973  On May - 11 grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies   

1976  On this day in history alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78   

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

1979  On May - 11 joan Chandler, dies at 55   

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

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  On this day in history death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

1988  On May - 11 h A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies   

1991  On this day in history filip J Field, dies at 67   

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

1994  Alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1995  Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96 on May - 11.   

1996  Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 on May - 11.   

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 May - 11.   

2001  On May - 11 death of douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952)   

2002  On this day in history death of joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905)   

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 this day in history.   

2005  On May - 11 death of michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)   

2006  Death of Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) on this day in history.   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

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 this day in history.   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)