Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 02

1937  On this day in history arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73   

1945  On this day in history martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies   

1947  Death of Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1954  Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82 on May - 02.   

1955  On this day in history tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66   

1957  On this day in history joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47   

1958  Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89 on May - 02.   

1960  Death of Caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39 on this day in history.   

1961  J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies on this day in history.   

1963  Jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 02 nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies   

1968  On this day in history donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69   

1969  On this day in history franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89   

1972  On this day in history hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69   

1973  On May - 02 alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61   

1979  On May - 02 death of giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)   

1980  On this day in history clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies   

1982  Death of Helmut Dantine on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history marius F Duintjer, architect, dies   

1984  On this day in history jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66   

1985  On this day in history hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery   

1986  Death of Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956) on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history death of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906)   

1990  Death of David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history hal Bell, dies at 65   

1992  On this day in history joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34   

1993  On this day in history julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82   

1994  Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 on May - 02.   

1995  Death of Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911) on May - 02.   

1996  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on May - 02.   

1997  Death of Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)   

1999  On May - 02 death of oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)   

2001  On May - 02 death of ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On May - 02 birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)