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May 11th
150 Notable deaths
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.
Grigori Kozintsev
Soviet film director (1905-1973).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1973 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Aidan Chambers
British children's writer (1934–2025).
Born December 27th, 1934 in Chester-le-Street.
Died May 11th, 2025 at 90 years old [ref]
Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Dominican republic writer (1884-1946).
Born June 29th, 1884 in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1946 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Herbert Spencer Gasser
American physiologist (1888-1963).
Born July 5th, 1888 in Platteville.
Died May 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician.
Born November 26th, 1940 in Venice.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Venice (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
George Lyon
Amateur golfer (1858-1938).
Born July 27th, 1858 in Richmond Hill.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Afonso Costa
Portuguese politician (1871-1937).
Born March 6th, 1871 in Seia. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
John A. Wickham
United states army general.
Born June 25th, 1928 in Dobbs Ferry.
Died May 11th, 2024 at 95 years old [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare