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May 11th
145 Notable deaths
Chester Newton
Olympic wrestler (1903-1966).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Canby.
Died May 11th, 1966 at 62 years old in Oregon City (traffic collision).
Marcel Bon
French botanist (1925-2014).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Villers-sur-Authie.
Died May 11th, 2014 at 89 years old in Woincourt.
Royal Harwood Frost
American astronomer (1879-1950).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Salem.
Died May 11th, 1950 at 71 years old in Shreveport.
Bengt Nilsson
Swedish high jumper (1934-2018).
Born February 17th, 1934 in Härnösand Municipality.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 84 years old in Solna. [ref]
Joachim Kaiser
German music critic.
Born December 18th, 1928 in Miłki.
Died May 11th, 2017 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Thea Hochleitner
Alpine skier.
Born July 10th, 1925 in Bad Gastein.
Died May 11th, 2012 at 86 years old in Kufstein. [ref]
Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Equestrian.
Born January 7th, 1884 in Örebro.
Died May 11th, 1935 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Arvid Spångberg
Diver.
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in New York City.
Arthur Hussey
Amateur golfer.
Born March 5th, 1882 in Toledo.
Died May 11th, 1915 at 33 years old in Toledo.
Arend Schoemaker
Dutch footballer (1911-1982).
Born November 8th, 1911 in Diever.
Died May 11th, 1982 at 70 years old
Deaths 131 to 140 of 145
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