In the year 1911
217 Notable deaths
Hannah Whitall Smith
American writer (1832–1911).
Born February 7th, 1832 in Philadelphia.
Died May 1st, 1911 at 79 years old in London.
Anténor Firmin
Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician (1850-1911).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died September 19th, 1911 at 60 years old in Saint Thomas.
Christian Bohr
Danish physician (1855-1911).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Copenhagen.
Died February 3rd, 1911 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
Li Lianying
Chinese eunuch (1848-1911) of empress dowager cixi.
Born November 12th, 1848 in Dacheng County.
Died March 4th, 1911 at 62 years old
Diego de los Ríos
Spanish governor-general of the philippines.
Born April 9th, 1850 in Guadalajara.
Died November 4th, 1911 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Jozef Israëls
Dutch painter (1824-1911).
Born January 27th, 1824 in Groningen.
Died August 12th, 1911 at 87 years old in The Hague.
John Joseph Montgomery
American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientist (1858-1911).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Yuba City.
Died October 31st, 1911 at 53 years old in Santa Clara County.
Alexandre Guilmant
French composer (1837–1911).
Born March 12th, 1837 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1911 at 74 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Kanno Sugako
Japanese journalist (1881–1911).
Died January 25th, 1911 at 29 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
British consular official in china (1835–1911).
Born February 20th, 1835 in Portadown.
Died September 20th, 1911 at 76 years old
Arabella Mansfield
American lawyer and suffragist (1846–1911).
Born May 23rd, 1846 in Benton Township.
Died August 1st, 1911 at 65 years old in Aurora.
John Hughlings Jackson
British neurologist (1835–1911).
Born April 4th, 1835 in Yorkshire.
Died October 7th, 1911 at 76 years old in London.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian composer and conductor (1840–1911).
Born September 30th, 1840 in Oslo.
Died June 14th, 1911 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet
British politician (1843-1911).
Born September 4th, 1843 in London.
Died January 26th, 1911 at 67 years old in London.
Georg Jellinek
German philosopher (1851-1911).
Born June 16th, 1851 in Leipzig.
Died January 12th, 1911 at 59 years old in Heidelberg.
William P. Frye
American politician from maine (1830–1911).
Born September 2nd, 1830 in Lewiston.
Died August 8th, 1911 at 80 years old in Lewiston.
Alexandros Papadiamantis
Greek short-story writer (1851–1911).
Born March 4th, 1851 in Skiathos.
Died January 3rd, 1911 at 59 years old in Skiathos (pneumonia).
Shūsui Kōtoku
Japanese anarchist (1871–1911).
Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.
Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
Theodor Escherich
Austrian doctor (1857–1911).
Born November 29th, 1857 in Ansbach.
Died February 15th, 1911 at 53 years old in Vienna.
John Bigelow
American diplomat, lawyer and politician (1817–1911).
Born November 25th, 1817 in Malden-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1911 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas H. Carter
American politician, montana (1854–1911).
Born October 30th, 1854 in Portsmouth.
Died September 17th, 1911 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ahmed ‘Urabi
Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911).
Born March 31st, 1841 in Zagazig. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1911 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Grigoriy Myasoyedov
Russian artist (1834-1911).
Born April 19th, 1834 in Pan'kovo.
Died December 31st, 1911 at 77 years old in Poltava.
Fritz von Uhde
German artist (1848–1911).
Born May 22nd, 1848 in Wolkenburg.
Died February 25th, 1911 at 62 years old in Munich.
Komura Jutarō
Japanese diplomat (1855–1911).
Born October 26th, 1855 in Nichinan.
Died November 25th, 1911 at 56 years old in Hayama (tuberculosis).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 217
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes