April 11th
214 Notable deaths
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Indianapolis.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]
Joseph Merrick
British man with severe deformities known as the elephant man.
Born August 5th, 1862 in Leicester.
Died April 11th, 1890 at 27 years old in Whitechapel.
Proof
American rapper (1973–2006).
Born October 2nd, 1973 in Detroit.
Died April 11th, 2006 at 32 years old in Detroit (gunshot wound).
Ronald Speirs
American paratrooper (1920-2007).
Born April 20th, 1920 in Edinburgh.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 86 years old in St. Marie. [ref]
Enver Hoxha
Former first secretary of the party of labour of albania, prime minister of albania.
Born October 16th, 1908 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 76 years old in Tirana (ventricular fibrillation).
Jonathan Winters
American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013).
Born November 11th, 1925 in Dayton.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 87 years old in Montecito.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Victoria de Durango.
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure).
Primo Levi
Italian chemist, partisan, holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987).
Born July 31st, 1919 in Turin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1987 at 67 years old in Turin. [ref]
Roscoe Lee Browne
American actor and director (1922–2007).
Born May 2nd, 1925 in Woodbury. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2007 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Akebono Tarō
American professional wrestler and rikishi.
Born May 8th, 1969 in Waimānalo.
Died April 11th, 2024 at 54 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
John Horton Conway
English mathematician (1937–2020).
Born December 26th, 1937 in Liverpool.
Died April 11th, 2020 at 82 years old in New Brunswick (COVID-19). [ref]
John Nolan
British actor.
Born May 22nd, 1938 in London.
Died April 11th, 2026 at 87 years old [ref]
J. Geils
American musician (1946–2017).
Born February 20th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2017 at 71 years old in Groton. [ref]
June Pointer
American musician (1953–2006).
Born November 30th, 1953 in Oakland.
Died April 11th, 2006 at 52 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer, liver cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
German empress and queen of prussia (1858–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1858 in Palace in Dłużek. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1921 at 62 years old in Huis Doorn.
Cathy O'Donnell
American actress (1923–1970).
Born July 6th, 1925 in Shelby County.
Died April 11th, 1970 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925–2013).
Born January 24th, 1925 in Fairfax.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Chicago (falling from height).
Harry Secombe
Welsh entertainer (1921–2001).
Born September 8th, 1921 in St Thomas.
Died April 11th, 2001 at 79 years old in Guildford (prostate cancer).
Park Bo-ram
South korean singer (1994–2024).
Born March 1st, 1994 in Chuncheon.
Died April 11th, 2024 at 30 years old in Hanyang University Guri Hospital (alcohol intoxication, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Colby Cave
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born December 26th, 1994 in Battleford.
Died April 11th, 2020 at 25 years old in Toronto (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gemma Galgani
Italian saint (1878-1903).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Capannori.
Died April 11th, 1903 at 25 years old in Lucca (tuberculosis).
Jesse Winchester
American-canadian singer-songwriter, producer.
Born May 17th, 1944 in Bossier City.
Died April 11th, 2014 at 69 years old in Charlottesville (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ahmad ibn Billah
President of algeria from 1963 to 1965.
Born December 25th, 1916 in Maghnia. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2012 at 95 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Luther Burbank
American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926).
Born March 7th, 1849 in Lancaster.
Died April 11th, 1926 at 77 years old in Santa Rosa (myocardial infarction).
Wade Hampton III
American politician (1818-1902).
Born March 28th, 1818 in Charleston.
Died April 11th, 1902 at 84 years old in Columbia.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy