December 11th
192 Notable deaths
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist (1901–1978).
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
Ludwig Mond
British chemist and businessman (1839–1909).
Born March 7th, 1839 in Kassel.
Died December 11th, 1909 at 70 years old in London.
Richard Doyle
British illustrator (1824-1883).
Born September 18th, 1824 in London.
Died December 11th, 1883 at 59 years old in London.
Nadir Afonso
Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013).
Born December 4th, 1920 in Chaves.
Died December 11th, 2013 at 93 years old in Cascais (heart failure).
Lev Ivanov
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, creator of a "swan lake" (1834–1901).
Born March 2nd, 1834 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1901 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
William Penny Brookes
British doctor (1809-1895).
Born August 13th, 1809 in Much Wenlock.
Died December 11th, 1895 at 86 years old in Much Wenlock.
George Waggner
American actor and film director (1894-1984).
Born September 7th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 11th, 1984 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Harold Stephen Black
American electrical engineer (1898–1983).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Leominster.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 85 years old in Summit.
Rudolf Roessler
German spy for the soviet union (1897–1958).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Kaufbeuren.
Died December 11th, 1958 at 61 years old in Kriens.
Victor de Sabata
Italian conductor and composer (1892-1967).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Trieste.
Died December 11th, 1967 at 75 years old in Santa Margherita Ligure (disease).
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
American photographer (1895–1989).
Born November 19th, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1989 at 94 years old in Allendale, Frenchtown (pneumonia).
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet (1872–1947).
Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.
Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Charles Fabry
French physicist.
Born June 11th, 1867 in Marseille.
Died December 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in Paris.
Ahmadou Kourouma
Ivorian writer (1927-2003).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Boundiali.
Died December 11th, 2003 at 76 years old in Bron.
George Constantinescu
Romanian engineer (1881-1965).
Born October 4th, 1881 in Craiova.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 84 years old in Coniston Water.
Hawayo Takata
Introduced reiki to the western world (1900–1980).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Hanamaulu.
Died December 11th, 1980 at 79 years old
Wolf Erlbruch
German illustrator and writer (1948–2022).
Born June 30th, 1948 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2022 at 74 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Thomas Ball
American artist and musician (1819-1911).
Born June 3rd, 1819 in Boston.
Died December 11th, 1911 at 92 years old in Montclair.
Mamia Orakhelashvili
Soviet politician, born 1881 (1881–1937).
Born June 10th, 1881 in Kutaisi.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 56 years old
Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
British politician (1823-1921).
Born September 3rd, 1823 in London.
Died December 11th, 1921 at 98 years old
Anton Stankowski
German artist (1906-1998).
Born June 18th, 1906 in Gelsenkirchen. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1998 at 92 years old in Esslingen am Neckar. [ref]
Howard Freeman
American actor (1899–1967).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Helena.
Died December 11th, 1967 at 68 years old in New York City.
Jaan Anvelt
Estonian communist and writer (1884-1937).
Born April 18th, 1884 in Viljandi County.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in Moscow (blunt trauma).
Meja Mwangi
Kenyan writer.
Born December 27th, 1948 in Nanyuki.
Died December 11th, 2025 at 76 years old in Malindi. [ref]
Albert Coates
British conductor (1882-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1953 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 192
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi