April 11th
155 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Chew
American theoretical physicist.
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.
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer.
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (heart disease). [ref]
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.
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]
Konstantin Yuon
Russian painter (1875-1958).
Born October 24th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died April 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Boris Kidrič
Prime minister of slovenia (1912-1953).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1953 at 41 years old in Belgrade (leukemia). [ref]
Meir Shalev
Israeli writer.
Born July 29th, 1948 in Nahalal.
Died April 11th, 2023 at 74 years old in Alonei Abba (cancer). [ref]
Hassan Pakravan
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 67 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Edem Kodjo
Togolese politician (1938-2020).
Died April 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 155
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.