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January 11th
199 Notable deaths
Ernst Herman van Rappard
Dutch criminal (1899-1953).
Born October 30th, 1899 in Java.
Died January 11th, 1953 at 53 years old in Vught.
Elena Gerhardt
German classical singer (1883-1961).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Connewitz.
Died January 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in London.
Leopold von Wiese
German sociologist and economist (1876-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1876 in Kłodzko.
Died January 11th, 1969 at 92 years old in Cologne.
Ueli Kestenholz
Swiss snowboarder and extreme athlete (1975–2026).
Died January 11th, 2026 at 50 years old in Sion. [ref]
Milan Rúfus
Slovak poet, translator and writer (1928–2009).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Závažná Poruba.
Died January 11th, 2009 at 80 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
José Bello
Spanish writer.
Born May 13th, 1904 in Huesca. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2008 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Anatoly Alyabyev
Soviet biathlete (1951–2022).
Born December 12th, 1951 in Verkhovazhsky District.
Died January 11th, 2022 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg (COVID-19). [ref]
Oswald Balzer
Polish historian (1858–1933).
Born January 23rd, 1858 in Khodoriv. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1933 at 74 years old in Lviv.
Alfred Jeremias
German theologian and assyriologist (1864–1935).
Born February 21st, 1864 in Markersdorf.
Died January 11th, 1935 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Antonio Durán
Spanish football player (1924-2009).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Arbúcies.
Died January 11th, 2009 at 84 years old in Åkersberga.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner