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October 11th
198 Notable deaths
Adolf von Trotha
German admiral, leader of the german national youth league (1868-1940).
Born March 1st, 1868 in Koblenz.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov
French resistance member (1920–1994).
Born September 22nd, 1920 in Oxud.
Died October 11th, 1994 at 74 years old in Shaki.
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1950 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Oswald Pirow
South african far-right politician (1890–1959).
Born August 14th, 1890 in South Africa, Aberdeen.
Died October 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Pretoria.
Anne Jaclard
Russian revolutionary and writer (1843–1887).
Born October 18th, 1843 in Moscow.
Died October 11th, 1887 at 43 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Kuno Meyer
German celtic scholar (1858-1919).
Born December 20th, 1858 in Hamburg.
Died October 11th, 1919 at 60 years old in Leipzig.
Carmelo Simeone
Argentine association football player (1934–2014).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Ciudadela. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2014 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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 (1933–2005).
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.
Hugo Arana
Argentine actor.
Born July 23rd, 1943 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
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.
Died October 11th, 1993 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Frank M. Dixon
American politician (1892-1965).
Born July 25th, 1892 in Oakland.
Died October 11th, 1965 at 73 years old in Birmingham.
Vija Artmane
Latvian 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.
Died October 11th, 1958 at 91 years old in Amsterdam.
Halina Poświatowska
Polish poet (1935–1967).
Born May 9th, 1935 in Częstochowa.
Died October 11th, 1967 at 32 years old in Warsaw (heart failure).
Félix Dupanloup
French bishop (1802-1878).
Born January 3rd, 1802 in Saint-Félix.
Died October 11th, 1878 at 76 years old in La Combe-de-Lancey.
Miguel de Bragança
Claimant to the throne of portugal (1853–1927).
Born September 19th, 1853 in Kleinheubach.
Died October 11th, 1927 at 74 years old in Seebenstein.
Koldo Mitxelena
Basque linguist, philologist and writer (1915–1987).
Born August 20th, 1915 in Errenteria. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Matija Ljubek
Canoe racer (1953–2000).
Born November 22nd, 1953 in Belišće.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 46 years old in Valpovo.
Grigory Gurkin
Painter (1870-1937).
Born January 12th, 1870 in Gorno-Altaysk.
Died October 11th, 1937 at 67 years old
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø