February 11th
196 Notable deaths
James Bryant Conant
American chemist (1893–1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1978 at 84 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Karimganj.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Jaki Byard
American musician (1922-1999).
Born June 15th, 1922 in Worcester. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Al Dubin
Swiss-american lyricist (1891-1945).
Born June 10th, 1891 in Zürich. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in New York City. [ref]
A. J. Muste
Christian pacifist and civil rights activist (1885-1967).
Born January 8th, 1885 in Zierikzee.
Died February 11th, 1967 at 82 years old in New York City.
Jack L. Chalker
American author (1944-2005).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Baltimore.
Died February 11th, 2005 at 60 years old in Baltimore (kidney failure).
Howard Lindsay
American theatrical producer, director, playwright, librettist and actor.
Born March 29th, 1889 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City (disease).
Alice Babs
Swedish singer.
Born January 26th, 1924 in Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2014 at 90 years old in Stockholm (Alzheimer's disease).
Robert W. Holley
American biochemist (1922-1993).
Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]
Aristide Bruant
French singer.
Born May 6th, 1851 in Courtenay. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1925 at 73 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 196
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman