Famous Deaths In May - 11

1944  On May - 11 death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37   

1947  On this day in history ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62   

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history jean Adair, dies at 80   

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

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on May - 11.   

1960  John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1963  Death of Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 11 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 May - 11.   

1976  On this day in history alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78   

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

1979  On this day in history joan Chandler, dies at 55   

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

1982  On this day in history leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer   

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

1985  On May - 11 chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84   

1986  On May - 11 death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

1988  H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history filip J Field, dies at 67   

1992  On this day in history carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90   

1994  Alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2001  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

2004  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on May - 11.   

2005  On May - 11 death of michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)   

2006  Death of Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.   

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)