Famous Deaths In May - 11

1944  On May - 11 death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37  

1947  Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1952  Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on May - 11.  

1955  G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies on May - 11.  

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on May - 11.  

1960  John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86 on May - 11.  

1963  On this day in history death of herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)  

1965  On this day in history ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86  

1970  Death of Johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906) on May - 11.  

1973  Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies on May - 11.  

1976  On May - 11 alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78  

1978  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history joan Chandler, dies at 55  

1981  On May - 11 bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36  

1982  On May - 11 leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer  

1983  Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1985  On May - 11 chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84  

1986  Death of Henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910) on May - 11.  

1988  H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies on May - 11.  

1991  Filip J Field, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1992  On May - 11 carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90  

1994  Alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82 on May - 11.  

1995  On May - 11 arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96  

1996  Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 on May - 11.  

1997  Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 on May - 11.  

2000  Death of Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (b. 1907) on this day in history.  

2001  Death of Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952) on this day in history.  

2002  Death of Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905) on May - 11.  

2003  On this day in history death of noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945)  

2004  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on May - 11.  

2005  Death of Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917) on this day in history.  

2006  Death of Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) on this day in history.  

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.  

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian  

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on May - 11.  

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)  

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer  

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)  

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.