April 11th
215 Notable deaths
Henry Bird
English chess player (1830–1908).
Born July 14th, 1830 in Hampshire.
Died April 11th, 1908 at 77 years old in London.
Elena Guerra
Italian roman catholic nun and blessed (1835-1914).
Born June 23rd, 1835 in Lucca.
Died April 11th, 1914 at 78 years old in Lucca.
Leonid Bykov
Ukrainian soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1928-1979).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Cherkaske.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 50 years old in Vyshhorod Raion (traffic collision).
Hermann Boehm
German admiral (1884-1972).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Fürth, Rybnik. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kiel.
Karen Dawisha
American political scientist (1949–2018).
Born December 2nd, 1949 in Colorado Springs.
Died April 11th, 2018 at 68 years old in Oxford (cardiac arrest).
Renuka Ray
Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician.
Born January 4th, 1904.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 93 years old
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
Scottish distiller and politician (1864-1930).
Born January 6th, 1864 in Perth.
Died April 11th, 1930 at 66 years old
Sheila Kitzinger
British midwife, anthropologist and activist (1929-2015).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Taunton.
Died April 11th, 2015 at 86 years old in Oxfordshire.
Lascăr Catargi
Romanian politician (1823-1899).
Born November 1st, 1823 in Iași.
Died April 11th, 1899 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Avraham Yoffe
Israeli politician and general (1913–1983).
Born October 25th, 1913 in Yavne'el. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1983 at 69 years old in Israel.
George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Hannibal.
Died April 11th, 1962 at 81 years old in Chicago.
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1882–1961).
Born December 5th, 1882.
Died April 11th, 1961 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Anna-Greta Leijon
Swedish politician (1939-2024).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died April 11th, 2024 at 84 years old in Stockholms Sofia. [ref]
Gabriel Hanotaux
French statesman and historian (1853-1944).
Born November 19th, 1853 in Beaurevoir.
Died April 11th, 1944 at 90 years old in Paris.
Ewald von Lochow
German general (1855–1942).
Born April 1st, 1855 in Petkus.
Died April 11th, 1942 at 87 years old in Charlottenburg.
Sonja Barend
Dutch television presenter.
Born February 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died April 11th, 2026 at 86 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Gerard Tichy
Spanish actor (1920-1992).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Weißenfels.
Died April 11th, 1992 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Ion Minulescu
Romanian writer.
Born January 6th, 1881 in Bucharest.
Died April 11th, 1944 at 63 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Dina
Portuguese singer (1956-2019).
Born June 18th, 1956 in Carregal do Sal.
Died April 11th, 2019 at 62 years old in Lisbon (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Carl Chun
German zoologist (1852–1914).
Born October 1st, 1852 in Höchst.
Died April 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in Leipzig.
William Edward Story
American mathematician (1850–1930).
Born April 29th, 1850 in Boston.
Died April 11th, 1930 at 79 years old in Worcester. [ref]
Joe King
American actor (1883–1951).
Born February 9th, 1883 in Austin.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Wesley Barry
Actor, director, producer (1907-1994).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died April 11th, 1994 at 86 years old in Fresno.
Alfred Métraux
Swiss anthropologist (1902-1963).
Born November 5th, 1902 in Lausanne.
Died April 11th, 1963 at 60 years old in Paris, Chevreuse (drug overdose).
William Calhoun McDonald
American politician (1858–1918); governor of new mexico 1912–1917.
Born July 25th, 1858 in Jordanville. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1918 at 59 years old in El Paso. [ref]
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