May 11th
150 Notable deaths
Frederic Goudy
American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947).
Born March 8th, 1865 in Bloomington. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1947 at 82 years old in Marlborough. [ref]
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Russian writer.
Born October 24th, 1938 in Kandalaksha. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Jean Adair
Actress (1873-1953).
Born June 13th, 1873 in Hamilton.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Walter Oesau
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 28th, 1913 in Nindorf.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 30 years old in Sankt Vith (killed in action).
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).
Salchak Toka
Tuvan politician (1901-1973).
Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.
Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.
Maurice Goldhaber
American physicist (1911-2011).
Born April 18th, 1911 in Lviv.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 100 years old in Suffolk County.
Peggy Shannon
American actress.
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.
Died May 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897-1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci