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May 11th
160 Notable deaths
Théophile de Donder
Belgian physicist.
Born August 19th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1957 at 84 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Martin Špegelj
Croatian general (1927-2014).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Stari Gradac.
Died May 11th, 2014 at 86 years old in Zagreb.
Ademir de Menezes
Brazilian footballer (1922–1996).
Born November 8th, 1922 in Recife.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jozef Murgaš
Slovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest (1864-1929).
Born February 17th, 1864 in Tajov.
Died May 11th, 1929 at 65 years old in Wilkes-Barre.
Sakutarō Hagiwara
Japanese writer (1886–1942).
Born November 1st, 1886 in Kitakuruwachō.
Died May 11th, 1942 at 55 years old in Daita (pneumonia).
Edward Herbert Thompson
American mesoamericanist (1857–1935).
Born September 28th, 1857 in Worcester.
Died May 11th, 1935 at 77 years old in Plainfield.
Jef Geeraerts
Belgian novelist.
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Polina Osipenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.
Maciej Kozłowski
Polish actor (1957-2010).
Born September 8th, 1957 in Kargowa.
Died May 11th, 2010 at 52 years old in Warsaw (liver cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Alperin
Ukrainian musician (1956-2018).
Born November 7th, 1956 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 61 years old in Oslo (aortic dissection). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 160
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi