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  On May - 11 giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

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

1960  On May - 11 john D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86   

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

1965  On May - 11 ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86   

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 May - 11.   

1978  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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  Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer on this day in history.   

1983  Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1985  Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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  Carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1995  On May - 11 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  On this day in history brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57   

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  Death of Noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945) on May - 11.   

2004  On this day in history death of john Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949)   

2005  Death of Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917) on May - 11.   

2006  On this day in history death of floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

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

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

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

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.