January 11th
247 Notable deaths
Susana Soca
Uruguayan poet (1906–1959).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died January 11th, 1959 at 52 years old in Rio de Janeiro (aviation accident).
Mukharby Kirzhinov
Soviet weightlifter.
Born January 1st, 1949 in Koshekhabl.
Died January 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Maykop. [ref]
Alfred Barton Rendle
British botanist (1865-1938).
Born January 19th, 1865 in London.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 72 years old in Leatherhead.
Gunnel Vallquist
Swedish writer and translator, member of the swedish academy (1918-2016).
Born June 19th, 1918 in Sankt Matteus.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bromma. [ref]
Ken Huszagh
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born September 3rd, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1950 at 58 years old in Delray Beach. [ref]
Ervin Bauer
Hungarian biologist (1890-1938).
Born October 19th, 1890 in Levice.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (execution by shooting).
Erik Stensiö
Swedish ichthyologist (1891–1984).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Oskarshamn.
Died January 11th, 1984 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Grigori Roshal
Russian film director and screenwriter (1899–1983).
Born October 21st, 1899 in Novozybkov.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Charles Combes
French engineer (1801-1872).
Born December 26th, 1801 in Cahors.
Died January 11th, 1872 at 70 years old in Paris.
Jack Robson
English football manager (1860–1922).
Born May 24th, 1860 in Durham.
Died January 11th, 1922 at 61 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
Zygmunt Miłkowski
Polish romantic writer and politician.
Born March 23rd, 1824 in Sărăței.
Died January 11th, 1915 at 90 years old in Lausanne.
João de Deus
Portuguese poet and pedagogue (1830–1896).
Born March 8th, 1830 in São Bartolomeu de Messines.
Died January 11th, 1896 at 65 years old in Lisbon.
József Háda
Hungarian footballer (1911-1994).
Born March 2nd, 1911 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 1994 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Zoltán Berczik
Hungarian table tennis player (1937-2011).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Novi Sad.
Died January 11th, 2011 at 73 years old in Budapest. [ref]
José Luis García Traid
Spanish association football player (1936-1990).
Born April 6th, 1936 in Zaragoza.
Died January 11th, 1990 at 53 years old in Zaragoza (cardiovascular disease).
Ryszard Zub
Polish fencer (1934–2015).
Born March 24th, 1934 in Holohory.
Died January 11th, 2015 at 80 years old in Padua.
Josef Čtyřoký
Czech footballer (1906-1985).
Born September 30th, 1906 in Smíchov.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gerald Glatzmayer
Austrian footballer (1968-2001).
Born December 13th, 1968 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 32 years old in Schwechat (traffic collision).
Frank Kriz
American gymnast.
Born March 26th, 1894 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 60 years old in New York City.
Klaus Ploghaus
German hammer thrower (1956–2022).
Born January 31st, 1956 in Gelnhausen.
Died January 11th, 2022 at 65 years old in Hambühren.
Anthony Conroy
American ice hockey player (1895-1978).
Born October 18th, 1895 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1978 at 82 years old in Saint Paul.
Maria Vos
Dutch painter (1824-1906).
Born December 21st, 1824 in Amsterdam.
Died January 11th, 1906 at 81 years old in Oosterbeek.
David Hambartsumyan
Soviet diver (1956-1992).
Born June 24th, 1956 in Kapan.
Died January 11th, 1992 at 35 years old in Yerevan (cardiovascular disease).
Josefina Plá
Paraguayan sculptor, ceramist, dramatist, poet, and historian (1903–1999).
Born November 9th, 1903 in Lobos Island.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 95 years old in Asunción.
Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin
German classical scholar (1810–1856).
Born June 6th, 1810 in Helmstedt.
Died January 11th, 1856 at 45 years old in Göttingen.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel