Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 01

1926  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1927  Death of J. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64   

1941  Hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53   

1943  Death of Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed   

1948  On June - 01 sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34   

1951  Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history john Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92   

1954  Death of Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1955  F Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76   

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

1966  On this day in history death of papa Jack Laine, American musician (b. 1873)   

1968  On this day in history helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87   

1969  Death of Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1970  On June - 01 g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82   

1971  On June - 01 reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78   

1973  On June - 01 harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history [Richard] Rube Marquard, US baseball pitcher, dies at 90   

1981  On this day in history carl Vinson, (Rep-D-Ga, 1914-64), dies at 97   

1982  Hendrik Algra, Newspaper publisher/Dutch MP (ARP), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history anna Seghers, writer, dies at 82   

1985  On this day in history richard Greene, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67   

1986  On June - 01 death of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

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

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

1991  David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50 on this day in history.   

1992  On June - 01 howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies   

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1076  On this day in history 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 June - 01.   

1480  On this day in history birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)   

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col   

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer   

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)   

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

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.