Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 02

1937  On this day in history arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73   

1945  Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82   

1955  Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 on May - 02.   

1957  Joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47 on May - 02.   

1958  On May - 02 alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89   

1960  Death of Caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39 on May - 02.   

1961  On May - 02 j C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies   

1963  Jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies on May - 02.   

1964  Nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies on May - 02.   

1968  Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 02 franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89   

1972  On this day in history hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69   

1973  On this day in history alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61   

1979  Death of Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903) on May - 02.   

1980  On this day in history clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies   

1982  Death of Helmut Dantine on May - 02.   

1983  On this day in history marius F Duintjer, architect, dies   

1984  Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66 on May - 02.   

1985  On May - 02 hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery   

1986  On this day in history death of henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)   

1989  On this day in history death of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906)   

1990  Death of David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 02 hal Bell, dies at 65   

1992  Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 02 julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82   

1994  Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history death of michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911)   

1996  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on May - 02.   

1997  Death of Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)   

1999  Death of Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938) on this day in history.   

2001  On this day in history death of ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.