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February 11th
213 Notable deaths
Axel Munthe
Swedish physician (1857-1949).
Born October 31st, 1857 in Döderhults parish.
Died February 11th, 1949 at 91 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (tuberculosis).
Özgecan Aslan
Turkish university student who was murdered as she resisted a rape attempt (1995-2015).
Born October 22nd, 1995 in Mersin.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 19 years old in Tarsus.
John Langalibalele Dube
South african philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1871 in Inanda.
Died February 11th, 1946 at 74 years old in Durban.
Jiro Taniguchi
Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).
Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Deniz Baykal
Turkish politician (1938–2023).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Antalya.
Died February 11th, 2023 at 84 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Alexander Lippisch
German pioneer of aerodynamics (1894-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in Munich.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Cedar Rapids.
Anna Q. Nilsson
Swedish american actress (1888-1974).
Born March 30th, 1888 in Ystad.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 85 years old in Hemet (heart failure).
Rudolf Hilferding
German politician (1877-1941).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1941 at 63 years old in Paris.
Harry Martinson
Swedish writer.
Born May 6th, 1904 in Jämshög church parish. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Stockholm (exsanguination). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel