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October 11th
161 Notable deaths
Princess Dagmar of Denmark
Danish princess (1890-1961); daughter of frederick viii of denmark and louise of sweden.
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died October 11th, 1961 at 71 years old in North Denmark Region.
James Earle Fraser
American artist (1876–1953).
Born November 4th, 1876 in Winona.
Died October 11th, 1953 at 76 years old in Westport.
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. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William Vickrey
Canadian economist (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. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florida, Sarasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Chester Conklin
Actor, comedian (1886-1971).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Oskaloosa.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 85 years old in Van Nuys.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson