Famous Deaths In May - 02

1937  Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 on May - 02.   

1945  Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies on May - 02.   

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

1954  Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1955  Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 02 joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47   

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  J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies on May - 02.   

1963  On May - 02 jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies   

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  Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1972  Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 02 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  Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies on May - 02.   

1982  Death of Helmut Dantine on May - 02.   

1983  Marius F Duintjer, architect, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66   

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

1986  On May - 02 death of henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)   

1989  Death of Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906) on May - 02.   

1990  On this day in history death of david Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38   

1991  On this day in history hal Bell, dies at 65   

1992  On this day in history joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34   

1993  On this day in history julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82   

1994  On May - 02 louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65   

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 this day in history.   

1997  On May - 02 death of paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921)   

1998  Death of Gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908) on May - 02.   

1999  Death of Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938) on May - 02.   

2001  Death of Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935) on this day in history.   

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1360  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.