Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  Death of Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 on this day in history.   

1947  On May - 11 ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62   

1949  On May - 11 adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65   

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

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

1973  Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies on this day in history.   

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On May - 11 joan Chandler, dies at 55   

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

1982  Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer on May - 11.   

1983  On May - 11 zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65   

1985  Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

1988  On May - 11 h A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies   

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

1992  Carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 11 bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85   

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 May - 11.   

2001  On May - 11 death of douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952)   

2002  Death of Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1945) on May - 11.   

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

2005  Death of Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917) on May - 11.   

2006  On May - 11 death of floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)   

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1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

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

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

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  On May - 11 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.