December 11th
129 Notable deaths
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.
Archer Milton Huntington
Philanthropist and art patron.
Born March 10th, 1870 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1955 at 85 years old in Bethel.
Ilya Tolstoy
Russian writer.
Born May 22nd, 1866 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died December 11th, 1933 at 67 years old in New Haven.
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).
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Sydir Kovpak
Soviet general.
Born May 25th, 1887 in Kotelva.
Died December 11th, 1967 at 80 years old in Kyiv.
Ali Alatas
Foreign minister of indonesia (1932-2008).
Born November 4th, 1932 in Jakarta.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 76 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Émile Picard
French mathematician.
Born July 24th, 1856 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1941 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist.
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
José Luis Cuciuffo
Argentine footballer (1961-2004).
Born February 1st, 1961 in Córdoba.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 43 years old in Bahía San Blas (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams