Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.   

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 11 giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1976  On May - 11 alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78   

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  On May - 11 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  On this day in history chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84   

1986  On this day in history death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

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

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  Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

2003  Death of Noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

2004  On May - 11 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 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  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

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

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 May - 11.   

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

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 May - 11.