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October 11th
161 Notable deaths
Rolf Widerøe
Accelerator physicist and engineer (1902-1996).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Christiania.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Obersiggenthal.
Fernando Sabino
Brazilian writer (1923–2004).
Born October 12th, 1923 in Belo Horizonte.
Died October 11th, 2004 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Sergio Citti
Italian screenwriter and film director.
Born May 30th, 1933 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2005 at 72 years old in Rome (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Hans Nielsen
Actor (1911–1965).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Hamburg.
Died October 11th, 1965 at 53 years old in Berlin (leukemia).
H. Bruce Humberstone
American actor and director (1901-1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Buffalo.
Died October 11th, 1984 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Roberto Cherro
Argentine footballer (1907-1965).
Born February 23rd, 1907 in Barracas.
Died October 11th, 1965 at 58 years old in Quilmes.
Lika Kavzharadze
Soviet and georgian actor (1959-2017).
Born October 26th, 1959 in Tbilisi.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 57 years old in Tbilisi.
Jess Thomas
American opera singer.
Born August 4th, 1927 in South Dakota. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1993 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Vija Artmane
Actress (1929-2008).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Kaive.
Died October 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Strenči. [ref]
Max Jakob Friedländer
German curator and art historian (1867-1958).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 91 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 161
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson