October 11th
198 Notable deaths
David Hand
American animator and filmmaker (1900–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Plainfield.
Died October 11th, 1986 at 86 years old in San Luis Obispo.
Leo Lionni
Dutch-italian artist and children's writer (1910-1999).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Amsterdam.
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William Vickrey
Canadian-american professor of economics and nobel laureate (1914-1996).
Born June 21st, 1914 in Victoria.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City, Harrison (heart failure).
Wadie Elsafi
Lebanese singer and oud player (1921-2013).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Niha Chouf.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mansourieh (heart failure). [ref]
M. King Hubbert
American geoscientist (1903–1989).
Born October 5th, 1903 in San Saba.
Died October 11th, 1989 at 86 years old in Bethesda.
MacKinlay Kantor
American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Iowa, Webster City.
Died October 11th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florida, Sarasota (myocardial infarction).
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia).
Chester Conklin
Actor, comedian (1886-1971).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Oskaloosa.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 85 years old in Van Nuys.
Gotthold Eisenstein
German mathematician (1823–1852).
Born April 16th, 1823 in Berlin.
Died October 11th, 1852 at 29 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Connee Boswell
American musician (1907–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1907 in Kansas City.
Died October 11th, 1976 at 68 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Samuel Peploe
British artist (1871-1935).
Born January 27th, 1871 in Edinburgh.
Died October 11th, 1935 at 64 years old in Edinburgh.
Leo Beranek
American acoustical engineer (1914–2016).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Solon.
Died October 11th, 2016 at 102 years old in Westwood. [ref]
Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince (1867–1922).
Born December 6th, 1867 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 11th, 1922 at 54 years old in Schladming.
Edward Benson
Archbishop of canterbury (1829-1896).
Born July 14th, 1829 in Highgate.
Died October 11th, 1896 at 67 years old in Flintshire.
Jack Conway
American film director and actor (1887–1952).
Born July 17th, 1887 in Graceville.
Died October 11th, 1952 at 65 years old in Pacific Palisades (tuberculosis).
Vito Volterra
Italian mathematician and mathematical physicist (1860-1940).
Died October 11th, 1940 at 80 years old in Rome.
Paul Andreu
French architect (1938-2018).
Born July 10th, 1938 in Caudéran.
Died October 11th, 2018 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ogden L. Mills
American politician (1884-1937).
Born August 23rd, 1884 in Newport.
Died October 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
German duke (1838-1917).
Born July 30th, 1838 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died October 11th, 1917 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote
British politician (1876-1947).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Bristol.
Died October 11th, 1947 at 71 years old in Godalming.
William Alden Smith
American politician (1859-1932).
Born May 12th, 1859 in Dowagiac.
Died October 11th, 1932 at 73 years old in Grand Rapids.
Ivan Isakov
Soviet military commander (1894-1967).
Born August 22nd, 1894 in Hacıkənd (Gəncə).
Died October 11th, 1967 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Yarygin
Soviet sport wrestler (1948–1997).
Born November 7th, 1948.
Died October 11th, 1997 at 48 years old (traffic collision).
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
President of north yemen from 1974 to 1977.
Born September 30th, 1943 in Qa'atabah District. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1977 at 34 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Tony DeMarco
American boxer (1932–2021).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir