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December 11th

148 Notable deaths

Khalil Haqqani

Afghan minister.

Born January 1st, 1966 in Paktia Province.

Died December 11th, 2024 at 58 years old in Kabul (suicide bombing). [ref]

Nanabhoy Palkhivala

Indian jurist and economist (1920-2002).

Born January 16th, 1920 in Mumbai.

Died December 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Mumbai.

Archer Milton Huntington

Philanthropist and art patron.

Born March 10th, 1870 in New York City.

Died December 11th, 1955 at 85 years old in Bethel, Redding.

Jim Bottomley

American baseball player and coach.

Born April 23rd, 1900 in Oglesby.

Died December 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in St. Louis.

N. Richard Nash

American writer.

Born June 7th, 1913 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Ivan Cankar

Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist (1876-1918).

Born May 10th, 1876 in Vrhnika.

Died December 11th, 1918 at 42 years old in Ljubljana (1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Ilya Tolstoy

Russian writer.

Born May 22nd, 1866 in Yasnaya Polyana.

Died December 11th, 1933 at 67 years old in New Haven.

Bob Bartlett

American politician (1904-1968).

Born April 20th, 1904 in Seattle. [ref]

Died December 11th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cleveland (surgical complications). [ref]

Christian Lous Lange

Norwegian diplomat and nobel peace prize recipient (1869-1938).

Born September 17th, 1869 in Stavanger.

Died December 11th, 1938 at 69 years old in Oslo.

Joseph Maréchal

Belgian jesuit priest and philosopher (1878–1944).

Born July 1st, 1878 in Charleroi. [ref]

Died December 11th, 1944 at 66 years old in Leuven.

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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu