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January 11th
199 Notable deaths
Howard Johnson
American musician (1941-2021).
Born August 7th, 1941 in Montgomery.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Fritz Wiedemann
German diplomat (1891-1970).
Born August 16th, 1891 in Augsburg.
Died January 11th, 1970 at 78 years old in Eggenfelden.
Kathleen Heddle
Canadian olympic rower (1965–2021).
Born November 27th, 1965 in Trail.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 55 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer). [ref]
Yury Solomin
Russian actor.
Born June 18th, 1935 in Chita.
Died January 11th, 2024 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oswaldo Cruz
Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917).
Born August 5th, 1872 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Died January 11th, 1917 at 44 years old in Petrópolis (kidney failure).
Bill McKell
Former governor-general of australia (1891-1985).
Born September 26th, 1891 in Pambula.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 93 years old in Waverley.
François Van der Elst
Belgian footballer (1954–2017).
Born December 1st, 1954 in Opwijk.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 62 years old in Aalst (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Klaus Tennstedt
German conductor (1926-1998).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Merseburg. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1998 at 71 years old in Heikendorf (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Josef Gingold
American musician (1909-1995).
Born October 28th, 1909 in Brest.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 85 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Max Lorenz
German operatic tenor.
Born May 10th, 1901 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1975 at 73 years old in Salzburg.
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