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May 11th
165 Notable deaths
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Russian writer (1938–1990).
Born October 26th, 1938 in Kandalaksha.
Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
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).
Peggy Shannon
American actress (1907–1941).
Born January 10th, 1907 in Pine Bluff.
Died May 11th, 1941 at 34 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Zenna Henderson
American writer (1917-1983).
Born November 1st, 1917 in Tucson. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Ernst Ising
German physicist.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Cologne.
Died May 11th, 1998 at 98 years old in Peoria.
Chujiro Hayashi
Japanese reiki practitioner (1880–1940).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1940 at 59 years old in Atami (seppuku).
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).
Lee Beom-seok
South korean prime minister (1900-1972).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Seoul.
Died May 11th, 1972 at 71 years old in Seoul (disease).
Maurice Goldhaber
American physicist (1911-2011).
Born April 18th, 1911 in Lviv.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 100 years old in Suffolk County.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
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