Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  On this day in history death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37   

1947  On this day in history 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 May - 11.   

1955  On May - 11 g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1963  On May - 11 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  On this day in history death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

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

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on May - 11.   

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  Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on this day in history.   

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

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

1985  On this day in history chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84   

1986  Death of Henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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

1991  Filip J Field, dies at 67 on May - 11.   

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  Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96 on May - 11.   

1996  On this day in history bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85   

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

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

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

2002  On this day in history 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  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)   

2006  Death of Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) on May - 11.   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.   

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 May - 11.   

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

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.