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October 11th
198 Notable deaths
Diane Keaton
American actress and film director (1946–2025).
Born January 5th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Angela Lansbury
British-american-irish actress and singer (1925–2022).
Born October 16th, 1925 in London, St Pancras.
Died October 11th, 2022 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Forster
American actor (1941–2019).
Born July 13th, 1941 in Rochester.
Died October 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor, brain cancer). [ref]
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963).
Born December 19th, 1915 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 47 years old in Grasse (internal bleeding). [ref]
Chesty Puller
United states marine corps general (1898-1971).
Born June 26th, 1898 in King William County.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 73 years old in Hampton (illness).
Jean Cocteau
French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963).
Born July 5th, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte.
Died October 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in Milly-la-Forêt (myocardial infarction).
Nedumudi Venu
Indian actor and screenwriter (1948–2021).
Born May 22nd, 1948 in Nedumudi.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 73 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Dina Pathak
Indian actress (1922-2002).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Amreli.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Paul Shenar
American actor (1936-1989).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Milwaukee.
Died October 11th, 1989 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Chico Marx
American comedian (1887–1961).
Born March 22nd, 1887 in Manhattan.
Died October 11th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist (1895-1965).
Born May 25th, 1895 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1965 at 70 years old in San Francisco (esophageal cancer).
Joe Morgan
Major league baseball second baseman (1943–2020).
Born September 19th, 1943 in Bonham.
Died October 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in Danville. [ref]
Richard Cromwell
American actor (1910–1960).
Born January 8th, 1910 in Long Beach.
Died October 11th, 1960 at 50 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).
Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer (1824-1896).
Born September 4th, 1824 in Ansfelden.
Died October 11th, 1896 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019).
Born May 30th, 1934 in Listvyanka.
Died October 11th, 2019 at 85 years old in Burdenko Hospital (diabetes). [ref]
James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer (1818–1889).
Born December 24th, 1818 in Salford.
Died October 11th, 1889 at 70 years old in Sale.
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Chattogram District.
Died October 11th, 2007 at 76 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Phyllis Coates
American actress (1927–2023).
Born January 15th, 1927 in Wichita Falls.
Died October 11th, 2023 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Richard Denning
American actor (1914–1998).
Born March 27th, 1914 in Poughkeepsie.
Died October 11th, 1998 at 84 years old in Escondido (myocardial infarction).
Erich Priebke
Hauptsturmführer (captain) in the waffen ss, convicted of war crimes in italy (1913-2013).
Born July 29th, 1913 in Hennigsdorf.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frank Kameny
American activist and astronomer, ph.d. harvard university 1956 (1925–2011).
Born May 21st, 1925 in New York City.
Died October 11th, 2011 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Patricia Barry
American actress (1922-2016).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Davenport.
Died October 11th, 2016 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jörg Haider
Austrian politician (1950-2008).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2008 at 58 years old in Lambichl (traffic collision). [ref]
Bonita Granville
American actress (1923-1988).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died October 11th, 1988 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer, lung cancer).
Walter Audisio
Italian politician (1909-1973).
Born June 28th, 1909 in Alessandria.
Died October 11th, 1973 at 64 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes