December 11th
126 Notable deaths
Jack Hedley
British actor.
Born October 28th, 1930 in London. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2021 at 91 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Percy Kilbride
Actor (1888-1964).
Born July 16th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle).
John "Hot Rod" Williams
American basketball player.
Born August 9th, 1962 in Sorrento.
Died December 11th, 2015 at 53 years old in Baton Rouge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Elmyr de Hory
Hungarian painter and art forger (1906-1976).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1976 at 70 years old in Ibiza (intoxication).
Manuel Santana
Spanish tennis player.
Born May 10th, 1938 in Madrid.
Died December 11th, 2021 at 83 years old in Marbella. [ref]
James J. Gibson
American psychologist (1904-1979).
Born January 27th, 1904 in McConnelsville. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1979 at 75 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Olive Schreiner
South african author and pacifist (1855-1920).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Cape Colony. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1920 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Publisher of the new york times from 1935 to 1961.
Born September 12th, 1891 in New York City.
Died December 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in New York City.
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria
Austrian entrepreneur and nobleman (1918–2007).
Born March 10th, 1918 in Baden bei Wien.
Died December 11th, 2007 at 89 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Robert de Montesquiou
French writer.
Born March 7th, 1855 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1921 at 66 years old in Menton. [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis