April 11th
215 Notable deaths
Panama Al Brown
Boxer (1902–1951).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Colón City.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 48 years old in Staten Island (tuberculosis).
Francis Pharcellus Church
American publisher and editor (1839–1906).
Born February 22nd, 1839 in Rochester.
Died April 11th, 1906 at 67 years old in New York City.
Quincy Adams Gillmore
Union army general (1825–1888).
Born February 25th, 1825 in Lorain. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1888 at 63 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author (1879–1957).
Born June 1st, 1879 in Dublin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Annie Fischer
Classical pianist (1914–1995).
Born July 5th, 1914 in Budapest.
Died April 11th, 1995 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer (1952–1997).
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Geoffrey Chew
American theoretical physicist (1924–2019).
Born June 5th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 11th, 2019 at 94 years old in Berkeley.
Bainbridge Colby
American politician (1869-1950).
Born December 22nd, 1869 in St. Louis.
Died April 11th, 1950 at 80 years old in Bemus Point.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
American politician (1815-1875).
Born January 28th, 1815 in Huntsville.
Died April 11th, 1875 at 60 years old in Austin (tuberculosis).
Meir Shalev
Israeli writer (1948–2023).
Born July 29th, 1948 in Nahalal.
Died April 11th, 2023 at 74 years old in Alonei Abba (cancer). [ref]
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1854-1912).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 11th, 1912 at 58 years old in Stuttgart.
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
President of cuba (1861-1934).
Born February 21st, 1861 in Havana.
Died April 11th, 1934 at 73 years old in Havana.
Hassan Pakravan
Persian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 67 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Maria Swanenburg
Dutch serial killer (1839–1915).
Born September 9th, 1839 in Leiden.
Died April 11th, 1915 at 75 years old in Gorinchem.
Alberto Franceschini
Italian terrorist.
Born October 26th, 1947 in Reggio Emilia.
Died April 11th, 2025 at 77 years old in Milan. [ref]
Boris Kidrič
Prime minister of slovenia (1912–1953).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died April 11th, 1953 at 41 years old in Belgrade (leukemia).
Loïc Leferme
French freediver (1970–2007).
Born August 28th, 1970 in Malo-les-Bains.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 36 years old in Nice (drowning). [ref]
Jim McManus
British actor.
Born May 19th, 1940 in United Kingdom.
Died April 11th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Francisco González Bocanegra
Mexican poet known for the lyrics of the mexican national anthem (1824–1861).
Born January 8th, 1824 in San Luis Potosí.
Died April 11th, 1861 at 37 years old in United States.
Mary Treat
American biologist, botanist and entomologist (1830-1923).
Born September 7th, 1830 in Trumansburg.
Died April 11th, 1923 at 92 years old in Pembroke.
Konstantin Yuon
Russian painter (1875-1958).
Born October 24th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died April 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Hüsamettin Cindoruk
17th speaker of the grand national assembly of turkey.
Died April 11th, 2026 at 92 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Ukichiro Nakaya
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962).
Died April 11th, 1962 at 61 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Fred Uhlman
German-english writer, painter and lawyer of jewish origin (1901-1985).
Born January 19th, 1901 in Stuttgart.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in London.
Edem Kodjo
Togolese politician (1938-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1938 in Sokodé. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel