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May 11th
218 Notable deaths
Marcella Albani
Italian actress (1899-1959).
Born December 7th, 1899 in Rome, Albano Laziale.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in Wiesbaden.
Francis Crawford Burkitt
British theologian and scholar (1864-1935).
Born September 3rd, 1864 in London.
Died May 11th, 1935 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Ulla Sallert
Swedish actress and singer.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Gustav Vasa parish.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 95 years old in Lidingö. [ref]
Henri Cernuschi
French-italian politician, banker and patriot (1821-1896).
Born February 19th, 1821 in Milan.
Died May 11th, 1896 at 75 years old in Menton.
Carlo Emery
Italian entomologist (1848-1925).
Born October 25th, 1848 in Naples.
Died May 11th, 1925 at 76 years old in Bologna.
Andreas Bloch
Norwegian artist (1860-1917).
Born July 29th, 1860 in Skedsmo Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1917 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Hugo Guerra
Uruguayan footballer (1966-2018).
Born March 18th, 1966 in Canelones.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 52 years old in Arrecifes (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Dyre Vaa
Norwegian artist (1903-1980).
Born January 19th, 1903 in Kviteseid Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Rauland Municipaity.
Nils Kreuger
Swedish artist (1858-1930).
Born October 10th, 1858 in Kalmar cathedral parish. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1930 at 71 years old in Högalid Parish.
Jack Douglas
American record producer, songwriter.
Born November 6th, 1945 in The Bronx.
Died May 11th, 2026 at 80 years old in Paramus. [ref]
Emmanuelle Claret
French biathlete (1968–2013).
Born October 30th, 1968 in Gap.
Died May 11th, 2013 at 44 years old in Besançon (leukemia).
Guy Carlton
American weightlifter.
Born January 16th, 1954 in Amherst.
Died May 11th, 2001 at 47 years old in Arrowsmith.
Ferenc Erdei
Hungarian politician, sociologist (1910–1971).
Born December 24th, 1910 in Makó.
Died May 11th, 1971 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Francisco Javier Aguilar García
Spanish footballer (1949-2020).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Santander.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Vyshnevskyi
Footballer (1957-1996).
Born February 21st, 1957 in Luchka. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1996 at 39 years old in Dnipro (melanoma).
Marat Kazey
Soviet-belarusian partisan and child soldier of ww2.
Born October 10th, 1929 in Stańkava.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 14 years old in Uzda district.
Kaarlo Mäkinen
Olympic wrestler (1892-1980).
Born May 14th, 1892 in Mariehamn.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 87 years old in Turku.
Marcel Bon
French botanist (1925-2014).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Villers-sur-Authie.
Died May 11th, 2014 at 89 years old in Woincourt.
Alessio Ascalesi
Catholic cardinal (1872–1952).
Born October 22nd, 1872 in Afragola.
Died May 11th, 1952 at 79 years old in Naples.
Joachim Kaiser
German music critic (1928–2017).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Miłki.
Died May 11th, 2017 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Anatoly Serov
Soviet aviator (1910–1939).
Born March 20th, 1910 in Vorontsovka.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 29 years old in Rybnovsky District (aviation accident).
Hassan Konopacki
Polish journalist (1879-1953).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Minsk.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 75 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Timothy Grubb
Equestrian (1954-2010).
Born May 30th, 1954 in Grantham.
Died May 11th, 2010 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Chester Newton
Olympic wrestler (1903-1966).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Canby.
Died May 11th, 1966 at 62 years old in Oregon City (traffic collision).
Pius Bonifacius Gams
German historian (1816–1892).
Born January 23rd, 1816 in Ochsenhausen.
Died May 11th, 1892 at 76 years old in Munich.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull