Famous Deaths In May - 04

1903  On May - 04 death of goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans   

1916  On this day in history death of joseph Mary Plunkett, Irish revolutionary (b. 1887)   

1919  On this day in history death of milan Rastislav Å tefánik, Slovak politician, French general and astronomer (b. 1880)   

1922  On this day in history death of viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (b. 1888)   

1928  On May - 04 barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63   

1929  On this day in history henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75   

1937  Death of Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910) on May - 04.   

1938  On May - 04 carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist/writer (Nobel 1935), dies at 48   

1953  Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 on May - 04.   

1955  Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on May - 04.   

1961  On this day in history anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66   

1965  On this day in history norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66   

1966  On May - 04 juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69   

1967  Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 on May - 04.   

1969  Death of Osbert Sitwell, English writer (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1970  Death of 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Cyanosis), dies at 88   

1972  Death of Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1886) on May - 04.   

1973  Jane Bowles, writer, dies at 56 on May - 04.   

1974  On this day in history israel Citkowitz, composer, dies at 65   

1975  On May - 04 moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77   

1980  On May - 04 josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87   

1983  On May - 04 nino Sanzogno, composer, dies at 72   

1984  On May - 04 diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer   

1985  Death of Clarence Wiseman, the 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907) on May - 04.   

1987  Cathryn Damon, actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history don Appell, dies   

1991  On this day in history death of dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54   

1992  Henri Guillemin, French historian, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1994  Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1995  Lewis T Preston, banker, dies at 68 on May - 04.   

1996  Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist, dies at 87 on May - 04.   

1997  On May - 04 alvy Moore, actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75   

2001  Death of Bonnie Lee Bakley, American murder victim (b. 1956) on May - 04.   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on May - 04.   

1008  On May - 04 birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder