December 11th
141 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Frank Conrad
American electrical engineer.
Born May 4th, 1874 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 11th, 1941 at 67 years old in Miami.
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader (1898-1992).
Born May 28th, 1898 in Newport. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1992 at 94 years old in New York City.
Harold Stephen Black
American electrical engineer.
Born April 14th, 1898 in Leominster.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 85 years old in Summit.
Victor de Sabata
Italian conductor and composer (1892-1967).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Trieste. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1967 at 75 years old in Santa Margherita Ligure (disease). [ref]
Charles Fabry
French physicist.
Born June 11th, 1867 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Khalil Haqqani
Afghan minister.
Born January 1st, 1966 in Paktia Province.
Died December 11th, 2024 at 58 years old in Kabul (suicide bombing). [ref]
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