December 11th
129 Notable deaths
Elvira Popescu
Romanian-born french stage and film actress and theatre director.
Born May 10th, 1894 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1993 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Panama.
Died December 11th, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer (1906-1991).
Died December 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Jack Coleman
American basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Burgin.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 74 years old in Burgin.
Charles Dullin
French actor.
Born May 8th, 1885 in Yenne. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1949 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dewey Robinson
Actor (1898-1950).
Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Johannes Virolainen
Prime minister of finland (1914-2000).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Viipurin maalaiskunta, Sverdlovo. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2000 at 86 years old in Lohja.
Mamia Orakhelashvili
Soviet politician, born 1881.
Born June 10th, 1881 in Kutaisi.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 56 years old
André Lichnerowicz
French mathematical physicist (1915-1998).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Bourbon-l'Archambault. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1998 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nate Bowman
American basketball player (1943-1984).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Fort Worth.
Died December 11th, 1984 at 41 years old in New York City.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde