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June 11th
238 Notable deaths
Joakim Bonnier
Swedish racing driver.
Born January 31st, 1930 in Stockholm.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 42 years old in Le Mans.
Alexander Cameron Rutherford
Canadian lawyer and politician; first premier of alberta (1857-1941).
Born February 2nd, 1857 in Ottawa.
Died June 11th, 1941 at 84 years old in Edmonton (myocardial infarction).
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
President of brazil from 1946 to 1951.
Born May 18th, 1883 in Cuiabá.
Died June 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Frank Brangwyn
Anglo-welsh artist and designer (1867-1956).
Born May 13th, 1867 in Bruges. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 89 years old in Ditchling. [ref]
Walter Hampden
American actor (1879-1955).
Born June 30th, 1879 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 1955 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rafael Orozco Maestre
Colombian singer (1954-1992).
Born March 24th, 1954 in Becerril.
Died June 11th, 1992 at 38 years old in Barranquilla (gunshot wound).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general (1889–1951).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging to death).
Leela Roy
Indian independence activist and politician.
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Assam.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Oldřich Nejedlý
Czech footballer (1909–1990).
Born December 26th, 1909 in Žebrák.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 80 years old in Rakovník.
Vo Van Kiet
Prime minister of vietnam (1922-2008).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Vĩnh Long.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Singapore (pneumonia). [ref]
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician (1901–1956).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
22nd president of argentina (1885–1962).
Born January 30th, 1884 in La Paz.
Died June 11th, 1962 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
William Gilmore Simms
American writer (1806–1870).
Born April 17th, 1806 in Charleston.
Died June 11th, 1870 at 64 years old in Charleston.
Koçi Xoxe
Albanian politician (1917–1949).
Born May 1st, 1911 in Florina Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 38 years old in Tirana (hanging to death). [ref]
Barbara Bodichon
British educationalist, artist, feminist and activist for women's rights (1827-1891).
Born April 8th, 1827 in Whatlington.
Died June 11th, 1891 at 64 years old in Robertsbridge.
Ángel Sanz Briz
Spanish diplomat (1910-1980).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Zaragoza.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 69 years old in Palazzo di Spagna. [ref]
David Fromkin
American historian (1932–2017).
Born August 27th, 1932 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Théodore Dubois
French composer and organist (1837-1924).
Born August 24th, 1837 in Rosnay.
Died June 11th, 1924 at 86 years old in boulevard Pereire. [ref]
Neroli Fairhall
New zealand paralympic archer (1944–2006).
Born August 26th, 1944 in Christchurch.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 61 years old in Wellington.
José Mendes Cabeçadas
President of portugal (1883-1965).
Born August 19th, 1883 in Loulé.
Died June 11th, 1965 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Fletcher Pratt
American military historian and fantasy writer (1897–1956).
Born April 25th, 1897 in Buffalo.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 59 years old in Long Branch (cancer).
Ja'far Pishevari
Chairman of the azerbaijan democratic party and the national government of azerbaijan..
Born August 26th, 1892 in Zaviyeh-ye Sadat.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 54 years old in Yevlakh (traffic collision).
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Spanish conductor (1933–2014).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Burgos.
Died June 11th, 2014 at 80 years old in Pamplona (cancer).
Rosa Maria Sardà
Spanish actress.
Born July 30th, 1941 in Barcelona.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Barcelona (lymphoma). [ref]
Georg Groddeck
German physician & psychoanalyst (1866–1934).
Born October 13th, 1866 in Bad Kösen.
Died June 11th, 1934 at 67 years old in Knonau.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 238
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