May 11th
158 Notable deaths
Blaise Diagne
Senegalese politician (1872-1934).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Gorée.
Died May 11th, 1934 at 61 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.
Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda
Second and last heir of the takeda-no-miya collateral branch of the japanese imperial family (1909-1992).
Born March 4th, 1909 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1992 at 83 years old (myocardial infarction).
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]
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).
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Russian writer (1938–1990).
Born October 26th, 1938 in Kandalaksha.
Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
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.
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu