January 11th
172 Notable deaths
Naomi Mitchison
Scottish novelist and poet (1897-1999).
Born November 1st, 1897 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1999 at 101 years old in Carradale. [ref]
Bechara El Khoury
First president of lebanon (1890-1964).
Born August 10th, 1890 in Rechmaya.
Died January 11th, 1964 at 73 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Carlo Tresca
American newspaper editor.
Born March 9th, 1879 in Sulmona.
Died January 11th, 1943 at 63 years old in New York City.
Jack La Rue
American actor (1902-1984).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1984 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet. [ref]
Noe Zhordania
Georgian politician and chairman of the government of the democratic republic of georgia (1868-1953).
Born January 14th, 1868 in Lanchkhuti.
Died January 11th, 1953 at 84 years old in Paris.
Vugar Gashimov
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986-2014).
Died January 11th, 2014 at 27 years old in Heidelberg (brain cancer).
Theodor Wisch
Ss general (1907-1995).
Born December 13th, 1907 in Wesselburenerkoog.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 87 years old in Norderstedt.
Padraic Colum
Irish writer (1881-1972).
Born December 8th, 1881 in County Longford. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in Hartford County (disease). [ref]
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
German art dealer and historian (1884-1979).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1979 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 172
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs