Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

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

1947  On May - 11 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  On May - 11 giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

1956  On May - 11 walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79   

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  Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 11 death of johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)   

1973  Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies on this day in history.   

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 11 john Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93   

1979  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1985  Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 on May - 11.   

1986  On this day in history death of henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)   

1988  On May - 11 h A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies   

1991  Filip J Field, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2000  Death of Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (b. 1907) on May - 11.   

2001  Death of Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of john Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949)   

2005  Death of Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

2006  On May - 11 death of floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On May - 11 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  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  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)