Famous Deaths In June - 01

1926  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64 on June - 01.  

1927  On this day in history death of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. 1861)  

1935  Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies  

1942  On June - 01 ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53  

1943  Death of Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50 on June - 01.  

1946  Death of Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed on June - 01.  

1948  Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85  

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1954  Death of Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (b. 1869) on June - 01.  

1955  On June - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84  

1959  On this day in history death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

1960  On June - 01 lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76  

1964  Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66 on June - 01.  

1966  Death of Papa Jack Laine, American musician (b. 1873) on this day in history.  

1968  On June - 01 helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87  

1969  On June - 01 death of ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. 1904)  

1970  On this day in history g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82  

1971  On this day in history reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78  

1973  Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75 on June - 01.  

1975  Steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25 on June - 01.  

1976  Pieter Balledux, actor/stage manager/resistance fighter, dies at 89 on June - 01.  

1979  Jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1980  On June - 01 [Richard] Rube Marquard, US baseball pitcher, dies at 90  

1981  On June - 01 carl Vinson, (Rep-D-Ga, 1914-64), dies at 97  

1982  On this day in history hendrik Algra, Newspaper publisher/Dutch MP (ARP), dies  

1983  On June - 01 anna Seghers, writer, dies at 82  

1985  On June - 01 richard Greene, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67  

1986  Death of Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958) on June - 01.  

1987  Errol W Barrow, PM of Barbados (1961-76), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1990  On June - 01 eric Barker, actor/writer (Carry on Sergeant, Roommates), dies  

1991  David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50 on June - 01.  

1992  Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies on June - 01.  

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1076  On June - 01 birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)  

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on this day in history.  

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on June - 01.  

1503  On June - 01 birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col  

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer  

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on June - 01.  

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on June - 01.  

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on June - 01.