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May 11th
218 Notable deaths
Henk Groot
Dutch footballer (1938–2022).
Born April 22nd, 1938 in Zaandijk.
Died May 11th, 2022 at 84 years old in Zaandam. [ref]
George H. D. Gossip
American-british chess player (1841-1907).
Born December 6th, 1841 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1907 at 65 years old in Liphook (heart disease).
Viktor Gerashchenko
Russian banker.
Born December 21st, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 11th, 2025 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Edward Herbert Thompson
American mesoamericanist (1857–1935).
Born September 28th, 1857 in Worcester.
Died May 11th, 1935 at 77 years old in Plainfield.
Polina Osipenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.
Louis-Auguste Bisson
French photographer (1814–1876).
Born April 21st, 1814 in Paris.
Died May 11th, 1876 at 62 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Anita Das
Odia actress.
Born October 1st, 1951 in Jajpur district.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 66 years old in Cuttack (myocardial infarction).
Jef Geeraerts
Belgian novelist (1930–2015).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abel Goumba
Prime minister of the central african republic (1926-2009).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Grimari.
Died May 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bangui.
Nika Turbina
Russian poet (1974–2002).
Born December 17th, 1974 in Yalta.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 27 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Heinrich Fehlis
German ss officer and ss-oberfuhrer (senior colonel/brigadier).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Wulften am Harz.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 38 years old in Porsgrunn (gunshot wound).
Max Uhle
German archaeologist (1856-1944).
Born March 25th, 1856 in Dresden.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 88 years old in Lubliniec.
Stephen Adams
American politician, us senator (1807-1857).
Born October 17th, 1807 in Pendleton.
Died May 11th, 1857 at 49 years old in Memphis.
Princess María de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Sicillian princess (1909–1996).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Madrid.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 86 years old in Madrid.
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]
András Adorján
Hungarian chess player (1950–2023).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Budapest.
Died May 11th, 2023 at 73 years old [ref]
Thelma Hill
American actress (1906-1938).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Emporia.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 31 years old in Culver City (stroke).
Walter Sydney Adams
American astronomer.
Born December 20th, 1876 in Antioch.
Died May 11th, 1956 at 79 years old in Pasadena.
Jeroen Brouwers
Dutch writer (1940–2022).
Born April 30th, 1940 in Batavia.
Died May 11th, 2022 at 82 years old in Maastricht. [ref]
T. K. Padmini
Indian artist (1940-1969).
Born May 12th, 1940 in Ponnani.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 28 years old (puerperal disorders).
L. Birge Harrison
American artist (1854-1929).
Born October 28th, 1854 in Philadelphia.
Died May 11th, 1929 at 74 years old in Woodstock.
Marian Langiewicz
Polish general (1827-1887).
Born August 5th, 1827 in Krotoszyn.
Died May 11th, 1887 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
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).
Jerzy Kossak
Polish artist (1886-1955).
Born September 11th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died May 11th, 1955 at 68 years old in Kraków.
Stacia Napierkowska
French actor and dancer (1891–1945).
Born September 16th, 1891 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 218
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche