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May 11th
218 Notable deaths
Bernhard Wolff
German media mogul (1811-1879).
Born March 3rd, 1811 in Berlin.
Died May 11th, 1879 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Lazăr Șăineanu
Romania philologist, linguist, folklorist and cultural historian (1859–1934).
Born May 6th, 1859 in Ploiești.
Died May 11th, 1934 at 75 years old in Paris.
Leon Kozłowski
Polish politician and archaeologist (1892-1944).
Born June 6th, 1892 in Rembieszyce.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Danny McLennan
Scottish footballer and manager (1925-2004).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Stirling.
Died May 11th, 2004 at 79 years old in Crail.
Vilhelm Kyhn
Danish artist (1819-1903).
Born March 30th, 1819 in Copenhagen.
Died May 11th, 1903 at 84 years old in Frederiksberg.
Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau
French politician (1823-1878).
Born January 11th, 1823 in Saint-Maixent-l'École.
Died May 11th, 1878 at 55 years old in Versailles.
Romano Puppo
Italian stuntman and actor (1933–1994).
Born March 25th, 1933 in Trieste.
Died May 11th, 1994 at 61 years old in Trieste (traffic collision).
Vahur Afanasjev
Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician (1979–2021).
Born August 24th, 1979 in Tartu.
Died May 11th, 2021 at 41 years old [ref]
Eduard Dubinski
Ukrainian footballer (1935-1969).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Kharkiv.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 34 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Orest Khvolson
Russian physicist.
Born December 4th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 11th, 1934 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Georg Wissowa
German classical philologist (1859–1931).
Born June 17th, 1859 in Nowa Wieś Wrocławska.
Died May 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale).
Ellen Hansell
Us tennis player (1869–1937).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Philadelphia.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 67 years old in Pittsburgh.
Kawakami Sōroku
Japanese general (1848–1899).
Born December 6th, 1848 in Kagoshima.
Died May 11th, 1899 at 50 years old in Kōjimachi-ku.
Muhammad IV al-Hadi
Bey of tunis (1902-1906).
Born June 24th, 1855 in Le Bardo. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1906 at 50 years old in Carthage. [ref]
Rafał Wojaczek
Polish poet (1945–1971).
Born December 6th, 1945 in Mikołów. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 25 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
David Avidan
Israeli poet (1934–1995).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 11th, 1995 at 61 years old in Tel Aviv.
Wilberforce Mfum
Ghanaian footballer.
Born August 28th, 1936 in Hwidiem. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]
John Hewie
Scottish footballer (1927-2015).
Born December 13th, 1927 in Pretoria.
Died May 11th, 2015 at 87 years old in Lincolnshire.
Jules-Antoine Castagnary
French art critic (1830–1888).
Born April 11th, 1830 in Saintes.
Died May 11th, 1888 at 58 years old in rue Brémontier. [ref]
Victor Maslov
Russian footballer (1910–1977).
Born April 27th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died May 11th, 1977 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Torsten Ullman
Swedish sports shooter (1908-1993).
Born July 27th, 1908 in Stockholm.
Died May 11th, 1993 at 84 years old in Växjö.
Serafima Birman
Russian actor and theatre director (1890-1976).
Born August 10th, 1890 in Chișinău.
Died May 11th, 1976 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Margarete Kupfer
German actress (1881-1953).
Born April 10th, 1881 in Kożuchów.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 72 years old in East Berlin.
Alexander Wittek
Austrian chess player (1852–1894).
Born October 12th, 1852 in Sisak.
Died May 11th, 1894 at 41 years old in Graz.
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