May 11th
165 Notable deaths
Kiyoshi Ogawa
Japanese military pilot in world war ii.
Born October 23rd, 1922 in Gunma Prefecture.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 22 years old
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist.
Born July 25th, 1907 in Cambridge.
Died May 11th, 1970 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bill Peet
Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Grandview.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Daniel De Leon
American newspaper editor (1852–1914).
Born December 14th, 1852 in Willemstad.
Died May 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in New York City.
Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladeshi politician (1943-2016).
Born March 31st, 1943 in Santhia Upazila. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2016 at 73 years old in Dhaka (hanging).
Lucien Lelong
French fashion designer (1889–1958).
Born October 11th, 1889 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1958 at 68 years old in Anglet (myocardial infarction).
Gérard Genette
French literary theorist.
Born June 7th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2018 at 87 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Vladimir Pravik
Soviet firefighter (1962-1986).
Born June 13th, 1962 in Chornobyl.
Died May 11th, 1986 at 23 years old in Moscow.
Surjit Patar
Indian punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Pattar Kalan.
Died May 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Ludhiana. [ref]
Hans Luther
German chancellor (1879-1962).
Born March 10th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1962 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy