Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 11

1944  Death of Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 on May - 11.   

1947  Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1952  On May - 11 giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

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

1955  On May - 11 g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

1956  On this day in history walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79   

1960  On May - 11 john D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86   

1963  On May - 11 death of herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)   

1965  On May - 11 ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86   

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  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on May - 11.   

1979  Joan Chandler, dies at 55 on May - 11.   

1981  Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On this day in history zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65   

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 May - 11.   

1992  Carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1995  Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1996  Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 on May - 11.   

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

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 May - 11.   

2004  Death of John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949) on this day in history.   

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

2006  Death of Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) on May - 11.   

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1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

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

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

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.