June 11th
181 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 12th, 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.
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging).
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]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson