January 11th
247 Notable deaths
Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013).
Born November 8th, 1986 in Highland Park.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 26 years old in Brooklyn (hanging to death).
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime minister of india (1964-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 61 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Edmund Hillary
New zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008).
Born July 20th, 1919 in Auckland.
Died January 11th, 2008 at 88 years old in Auckland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sheldon Adelson
American businessman (1933–2021).
Born August 4th, 1933 in Boston.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 87 years old in Malibu (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Ariel Sharon
Prime minister of israel from 2001 to 2006.
Born February 26th, 1928 in Kfar Malal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2014 at 85 years old in Ramat Gan (acute kidney injury, cerebral hemorrhage).
Miep Gies
Dutch citizen who hid anne frank (1909–2010).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 100 years old in Abbekerk (disease). [ref]
Constantine I of Greece
King of greece (r. 1913–17; 1920–22).
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Athens.
Died January 11th, 1923 at 54 years old in Palermo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Michael Williams
British actor (1935–2001).
Born July 9th, 1935 in Liverpool.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 65 years old in Hampstead (lung cancer).
Lewis Nixon III
United states army officer (1918–1995).
Born September 30th, 1918 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Anita Ekberg
Swedish actress (1931–2015).
Born September 29th, 1931 in Malmö. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rocca di Papa (disease). [ref]
David Nelson
American actor, director, producer (1936-2011).
Born October 24th, 1936 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2011 at 74 years old in Century City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Tatjana Patitz
German model and actress (1966–2023).
Born March 25th, 1966 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2023 at 56 years old in Santa Barbara (breast cancer). [ref]
Jiro Horikoshi
Japanese engineer.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Fujioka.
Died January 11th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Pappy Boyington
United states marine corps aviator and medal of honor recipient (1912-1988).
Born December 4th, 1912 in Coeur d'Alene.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 75 years old in Fresno (cancer).
Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966).
Born October 10th, 1901 in Borgonovo. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1966 at 64 years old in Chur (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Sheldon Leonard
American actor, producer, director, and writer (1907–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died January 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills.
Spalding Gray
Actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941–2004).
Born June 5th, 1941 in Providence.
Died January 11th, 2004 at 62 years old in New York City (drowning).
Michael Bates
British actor (1920–1978).
Born December 4th, 1920 in Jhansi.
Died January 11th, 1978 at 57 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Juliet Anderson
American pornographic actress and director.
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Burbank.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 71 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Beulah Bondi
American actress (1888/1889–1981).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Valparaiso.
Died January 11th, 1981 at 91 years old in Hollywood (falling from height).
Robert Anton Wilson
American author, futurist, and agnostic mystic (1932-2007).
Born January 18th, 1932 in Flatbush.
Died January 11th, 2007 at 74 years old in Capitola (post-polio syndrome). [ref]
Galeazzo Ciano
Italian noble, diplomat and politician (1903-1944).
Born March 18th, 1903 in Livorno.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 40 years old in Verona (gunshot wound).
Emanuel Lasker
Former world chess champion (1868–1941).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Barlinek.
Died January 11th, 1941 at 72 years old in New York City.
Éric Rohmer
French film director (1920-2010).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Tulle.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edgar Ray Killen
Former ku klux klan organizer convicted of three counts of manslaughter (1925-2018).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died January 11th, 2018 at 92 years old in Mississippi State Penitentiary.
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