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July 11th
143 Notable deaths
Shelley Duvall
American actress (1949–2024).
Born July 7th, 1949 in Fort Worth.
Died July 11th, 2024 at 75 years old in Blanco (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director and producer (1907-1989).
Born May 22nd, 1907 in Dorking. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1989 at 82 years old in West Sussex (kidney failure). [ref]
Lady Bird Johnson
First lady of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born December 22nd, 1912 in Karnack.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Austin. [ref]
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898–1937).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1937 at 38 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Satoru Iwata
Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959-2015).
Born December 6th, 1959 in Sapporo. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 55 years old in Kyoto (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Arturo Gatti
Italian-canadian boxer.
Born April 15th, 1972 in Cassino.
Died July 11th, 2009 at 37 years old in Porto de Galinhas beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died July 11th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Robert Ryan
American actor (1909-1973).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Milan Kundera
Franco-czech poet and novelist.
Born April 1st, 1929 in Královo Pole. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2023 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aga Khan III
48th imam of the nizari ismaili community (1877-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1877 in Karachi.
Died July 11th, 1957 at 79 years old in Versoix.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks