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April 11th
215 Notable deaths
Charlotte Henry
American actress (1914-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Rahmon Nabiyev
Tajikistani politician (1930-1993).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Ghafurov District.
Died April 11th, 1993 at 62 years old in Khujand (infarction).
Edward Canby
Union army general (1817–1873).
Born November 9th, 1817 in Boone County.
Died April 11th, 1873 at 55 years old in Siskiyou County.
Corín Tellado
Spanish romantic novelist (1927–2009).
Born April 25th, 1927 in Viavélez.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Gijón (stroke).
Monier Monier-Williams
British professor of sanskrit (1819–1899).
Born November 12th, 1819 in Mumbai.
Died April 11th, 1899 at 79 years old in Cannes.
S. S. Van Dine
American art critic and writer (1888–1939).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1939 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]
Donald Sangster
Jamaican politician (1911-1967).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Saint Elizabeth Parish.
Died April 11th, 1967 at 55 years old in Montreal (subarachnoid hemorrhage).
Juan María Santamaría Rodríguez
National hero of costa rica (1831-1856).
Born August 29th, 1831 in Alajuela.
Died April 11th, 1856 at 24 years old in Rivas.
George Bird Grinnell
American anthropologist (1849-1938).
Born September 20th, 1849 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1938 at 88 years old in New York City.
Ian MacDonald
American actor (1914-1978).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Great Falls.
Died April 11th, 1978 at 63 years old in Bozeman.
Lothar Meyer
German chemist and physician (1830-1895).
Born August 19th, 1830 in Varel. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1895 at 64 years old in Tübingen (stroke).
Richard Harding Davis
American journalist and fiction writer (1864–1916).
Born April 18th, 1864 in Philadelphia.
Died April 11th, 1916 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Indian writer and activist (1921-1977).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Araria district. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1977 at 56 years old in Bihar. [ref]
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [ref]
Lucien Laurent
French footballer (1907-2005).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 97 years old in Besançon.
Francis Durbridge
British writer (1912–1998).
Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military (1801–1870).
Born October 18th, 1801 in Entre Ríos Province.
Died April 11th, 1870 at 68 years old in San José palace.
Anna Katharine Green
Novelist (1846-1935).
Born November 11th, 1846 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1935 at 88 years old in Buffalo.
T. Keith Glennan
Nasa administrator (1905–1995).
Born September 8th, 1905 in Enderlin.
Died April 11th, 1995 at 89 years old in Mitchellville.
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
French chemist (1800–1884).
Born July 14th, 1800 in Alès. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1884 at 83 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Charles Reade
British novelist and dramatist (1814–1884).
Born June 8th, 1814 in Ipsden.
Died April 11th, 1884 at 69 years old in London.
Abraham Robinson
American mathematician (1918–1974).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Wałbrzych, Waldenburg.
Died April 11th, 1974 at 55 years old in New Haven (pancreatic cancer).
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
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