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May 11th
160 Notable deaths
Walter Sydney Adams
American astronomer.
Born December 20th, 1876 in Antioch.
Died May 11th, 1956 at 79 years old in Pasadena.
András Adorján
Hungarian chess player (1950–2023).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Budapest.
Died May 11th, 2023 at 73 years old [ref]
Ture Rangström
Swedish composer (1884-1947).
Born November 30th, 1884 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died May 11th, 1947 at 62 years old in Högalid Parish (head and neck cancer).
Eduard Dubinski
Ukrainian footballer (1935-1969).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Kharkiv.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 34 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Leon Kozłowski
Polish politician and archaeologist (1892-1944).
Born June 6th, 1892 in Rembieszyce.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Georg Wissowa
German classical philologist.
Born June 17th, 1859 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Rafał Wojaczek
Polish poet (1945–1971).
Born December 7th, 1945 in Mikołów. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 25 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
David Avidan
Israeli poet (1934–1995).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1995 at 61 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Jerzy Kossak
Polish artist (1886-1955).
Born September 11th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died May 11th, 1955 at 68 years old in Kraków.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo