Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  Death of Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 on May - 11.   

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 May - 11.   

1952  On May - 11 giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

1953  On May - 11 jean Adair, dies at 80   

1955  G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 11 walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79   

1960  On this day in history john D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86   

1963  Death of Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

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

1970  On May - 11 death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

1973  On this day in history grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies   

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

1978  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on May - 11.   

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

1981  On this day in history bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36   

1982  Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer on this day in history.   

1983  Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65 on May - 11.   

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

1986  On May - 11 death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

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

1991  On May - 11 filip J Field, dies at 67   

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

1994  On May - 11 alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82   

1995  On this day in history arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96   

1996  Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1997  Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history death of paula Wessely, Austrian actress (b. 1907)   

2001  On this day in history death of douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952)   

2002  On May - 11 death of joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905)   

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

2004  On May - 11 death of john Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949)   

2005  On May - 11 death of michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)   

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

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1568  On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

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

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)