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October 11th
161 Notable deaths
María de Villota
Spanish motor racing driver.
Born January 13th, 1979 in Madrid.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 34 years old in Seville (heart failure). [ref]
Roberta Cowell
British racing driver and fighter pilot.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Croydon.
Died October 11th, 2011 at 93 years old in Hampton.
Maurice de Vlaminck
French painter (1876-1958).
Born April 4th, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rueil-la-Gadelière. [ref]
Georges Rutaganda
Rwandan militia leader and war criminal (1958-2010).
Born November 27th, 1958 in Ngoma District.
Died October 11th, 2010 at 51 years old in Porto-Novo (disease). [ref]
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1922-2008).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Hastings.
Died October 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Edwin Sutherland
American criminologist.
Born August 13th, 1883 in Nebraska.
Died October 11th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bloomington.
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Polaire
French actress.
Born May 14th, 1874 in Sidi M'Hamed. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1939 at 65 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne (disease).
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939-2012).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Augsburg.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Augsburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Renato Russo
Brazilian musician.
Born March 27th, 1960 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 36 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from AIDS-related complications).
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