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October 11th
146 Notable deaths
Joan Martí i Alanis
Catholic archbishop (1928-2009).
Born November 29th, 1928 in El Milà.
Died October 11th, 2009 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Kuno Meyer
German celtic scholar (1858-1919).
Born December 20th, 1858 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1919 at 60 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
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]
Rolf Widerøe
Accelerator physicist and engineer (1902-1996).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Christiania.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Obersiggenthal.
Sergio Citti
Italian screenwriter and film director.
Born May 30th, 1933 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2005 at 72 years old in Rome (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Carmelo Simeone
Argentine footballer (1934-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Ciudadela. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2014 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Oswald Pirow
South african politician (1890-1959).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Aberdeen.
Died October 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Pretoria.
Hans Nielsen
Actor.
Born November 30th, 1911 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1965 at 53 years old in Berlin (leukemia).
Lika Kavzharadze
Georgian actor (1959-2017).
Born October 26th, 1959 in Tbilisi.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 57 years old in Tbilisi.
Max Jakob Friedländer
German curator and art historian (1867-1958).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 91 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 146
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