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July 11th
188 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
English actor and director (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
Canadian boxer (1972–2009).
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 (1896-1934).
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-czechoslovak poet and novelist.
Born April 1st, 1929 in Královo Pole. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2023 at 94 years old in 7th arrondissement of 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.
Tommy Ramone
Hungarian-american drummer (1949–2014).
Born January 29th, 1952 in Budapest.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 62 years old in Ridgewood (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Savannah
American pornographic actress.
Born October 9th, 1970 in Mission Viejo.
Died July 11th, 1994 at 23 years old in Burbank (gunshot wound).
Eugénie de Montijo
Empress consort of the french from 1853 to 1870 (1826–1920).
Born May 5th, 1826 in Granada.
Died July 11th, 1920 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Ray Collins
American actor (1889–1965).
Born December 10th, 1889 in Sacramento.
Died July 11th, 1965 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Charles Robinson
American actor (1945–2021).
Born November 9th, 1945 in Houston.
Died July 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hussein Fatal
American rapper (1973-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1973 in Montclair. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 42 years old in Banks County (traffic collision). [ref]
Charlie Haden
American musician and educator (1937–2014).
Born August 6th, 1937 in Shenandoah.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Barnard Hughes
American actor (1915–2006).
Born July 16th, 1915 in Bedford Hills.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Ernest Henley
English poet, critic and editor (1849–1903).
Born August 23rd, 1849 in Gloucester.
Died July 11th, 1903 at 53 years old in Woking (tuberculosis).
Dave Legeno
British actor, boxer and cage fighter (1963-2014).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Marylebone.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 50 years old in Zabriskie Point (hyperthermia).
Gary Kildall
American computer scientist and entrepreneur (1942–1994).
Born May 19th, 1942 in Seattle.
Died July 11th, 1994 at 52 years old in Monterey (injury).
Michael Ellis DeBakey
American cardiac surgeon (1908–2008).
Born September 7th, 1908 in Lake Charles.
Died July 11th, 2008 at 99 years old in Houston. [ref]
Laurance Rockefeller
American businessman, conservationist, financier, philanthropist (1910-2004).
Born May 26th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 2004 at 94 years old in New York City (respiratory failure).
Ferdinand Monoyer
French ophthalmologist.
Died July 11th, 1912 at 76 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
John W. Campbell
American science fiction writer (1910–1971).
Born June 8th, 1910 in Newark.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 61 years old in Mountainside.
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