May 11th
218 Notable deaths
Leigh Snowden
American actress (1929-1982).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Memphis.
Died May 11th, 1982 at 52 years old in North Hollywood (cancer).
Christian Weber
German ss general (1883-1945).
Born August 25th, 1883.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Swabian Jura (traffic collision).
Florine Stettheimer
American painter and designer (1871–1944).
Born August 29th, 1871 in Rochester.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 72 years old in New York City.
Jane Irwin Harrison
First lady of the united states (1804-1846).
Born July 23rd, 1804 in Mercersburg.
Died May 11th, 1846 at 41 years old in Cincinnati.
Blaise Diagne
Senegalese politician (1872-1934).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Gorée.
Died May 11th, 1934 at 61 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.
Jean-Claude Brisseau
French film director (1944–2019).
Born July 17th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 74 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Frederic Goudy
American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947).
Born March 8th, 1865 in Bloomington.
Died May 11th, 1947 at 82 years old in Marlborough.
Otto Nicolai
German composer and conductor (1810-1849).
Born June 9th, 1810 in Königsberg.
Died May 11th, 1849 at 38 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Snooky Young
American musician (1919–2011).
Born February 3rd, 1919 in Dayton.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 92 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
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.
Krishna Mohan Banerjee
Bengali scholar (1813–1885).
Born May 24th, 1813 in Kolkata.
Died May 11th, 1885 at 71 years old in Kolkata.
Salchak Toka
Tuvan politician (1901-1973).
Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.
Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.
Jean Adair
Actress (1873-1953).
Born June 13th, 1873 in Hamilton.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Russian writer (1938–1990).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Kandalaksha.
Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Walter Oesau
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1913–1944).
Born June 28th, 1913 in Nindorf.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 30 years old in Sankt Vith.
Ferdinand Hiller
German composer and conductor (1811–1885).
Born October 24th, 1811 in Frankfurt.
Died May 11th, 1885 at 73 years old in Cologne.
Peggy Shannon
American actress (1907–1941).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Pine Bluff.
Died May 11th, 1941 at 31 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Zenna Henderson
American writer (1917–1983).
Born November 1st, 1917 in Tucson. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Ernst Ising
German physicist.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Cologne.
Died May 11th, 1998 at 98 years old in Peoria.
Chujiro Hayashi
Japanese reiki practitioner (1880–1940).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1940 at 59 years old in Atami (seppuku).
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).
Born November 23rd, 1906 in Adapazarı.
Died May 11th, 1954 at 47 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Lee Beom-seok
South korean prime minister (1900-1972).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Seoul.
Died May 11th, 1972 at 71 years old in Seoul (disease).
Maurice Goldhaber
American physicist (1911-2011).
Born April 18th, 1911 in Lviv.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 100 years old in Suffolk County.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
Arthur Lasenby Liberty
British merchant, founder of liberty & co. (1843–1917).
Born August 13th, 1843 in Chesham.
Died May 11th, 1917 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez