Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 02

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

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

1947  Death of Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) on May - 02.   

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 this day in history joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47   

1958  Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89 on May - 02.   

1960  On May - 02 death of caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39   

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

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  On May - 02 donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69   

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

1979  On this day in history death of giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)   

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

1982  On this day in history death of helmut Dantine   

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

1984  Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1985  Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery on May - 02.   

1986  Death of Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956) on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 02 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 May - 02.   

1991  On May - 02 hal Bell, dies at 65   

1992  On May - 02 joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34   

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

1994  On this day in history louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65   

1995  Death of Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911) on May - 02.   

1996  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history death of paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921)   

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

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

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

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1360  On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

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

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on May - 02.   

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.