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October 11th
161 Notable deaths
Morgan Farley
American actor (1898–1988).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Mamaroneck.
Died October 11th, 1988 at 90 years old in San Pedro.
Léon Boëllmann
French organist and composer.
Born September 25th, 1862 in Ensisheim.
Died October 11th, 1897 at 35 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Alex La Guma
South african novelist (1925-1985).
Born February 20th, 1925 in Cape Town.
Died October 11th, 1985 at 60 years old in Havana.
Erich von Tschermak
Austrian geneticist (1871-1962).
Born November 15th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died October 11th, 1962 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Edward Szczepanik
Prime minister of poland (1915-2005).
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Suwałki.
Died October 11th, 2005 at 90 years old in Worcestershire.
Joseíto Fernández
Cuban musician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.
Attilâ İlhan
Turkish poet and novelist.
Born June 15th, 1925 in Menemen. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2005 at 80 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Hanns Hörbiger
Austrian inventor and scientist (1860-1931).
Born November 29th, 1860 in Atzgersdorf.
Died October 11th, 1931 at 70 years old in Liesing.
Edith Penrose
American-born british economist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 81 years old in Waterbeach.
Rudolf Wittkower
German-american art historian.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1971 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner