May 11th
145 Notable deaths
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.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
Ernst Ising
German physicist.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Cologne.
Died May 11th, 1998 at 98 years old in Peoria.
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard