Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 06

1890  Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71 on May - 06.   

1892  Ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1904  Franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67 on May - 06.   

1910  On May - 06 edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68   

1916  On this day in history dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53   

1919  Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62 on May - 06.   

1924  On May - 06 carel S Adama van Scheltema, poet/writer (socialism), dies at 47   

1936  Hans Jelmoli, composer, dies at 59 on May - 06.   

1948  On May - 06 death of 43 communist rebels, executed in Athens   

1949  A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies on May - 06.   

1950  Agnes Smedley, writer, dies on May - 06.   

1951  On May - 06 death of Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1869)   

1952  On May - 06 alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 06 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1963  Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1964  On May - 06 harold Morris, composer, dies at 74   

1967  Death of Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. 1885) on May - 06.   

1971  On this day in history helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

1972  On this day in history death of deniz GezmiÅŸ, Turkish Left-wing Political Activist (b. 1947)   

1973  On May - 06 ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

1975  On this day in history jozsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83   

1976  Karel M J F Cruysberghs, Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1978  Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76 on May - 06.   

1982  On this day in history sam Baker, dies   

1983  Death of Kai Winding, American trombonist and jazz composer (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

1984  Death of Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Julie Vega, Filipino child actress and singer (b. 1968) on May - 06.   

1987  William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 06 death of guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)   

1990  On this day in history charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89   

1991  On May - 06 anthony van Kampen, writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies   

1992  On May - 06 jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75   

1993  On May - 06 ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on May - 06.   

1501  On this day in history birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on May - 06.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on May - 06.   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician