July 11th
188 Notable deaths
Maurice Thorez
French politician (1900-1964).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Noyelles-Godault.
Died July 11th, 1964 at 64 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Owen D. Young
American businessman, lawyer, diplomat (1874–1962).
Born October 27th, 1874 in Stark.
Died July 11th, 1962 at 87 years old in St. Augustine.
Alfonso López Michelsen
32 president of colombia from 1974 to 1978.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pär Lagerkvist
Swedish writer (1891–1974).
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Växjö. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1974 at 83 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Ravachol
French anarchist (1859-1892).
Born October 14th, 1859 in Saint-Chamond.
Died July 11th, 1892 at 32 years old in Montbrison (decapitation). [ref]
Dorothy Hart
American actress (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died July 11th, 2004 at 82 years old in Asheville (Alzheimer's disease).
Buddy DeSylva
American songwriter, film producer and record executive (1895–1950).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 55 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Franklin
Australian film director (1948–2007).
Born July 15th, 1948 in Melbourne.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 58 years old in Melbourne (prostate cancer).
William Muir
Scottish orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905).
Born April 27th, 1819 in Glasgow.
Died July 11th, 1905 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Spanish general and politician (1896-1970).
Born January 27th, 1896 in Carabanchel, Carabancheles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1970 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Zygmunt Berling
Polish general and politician (1896-1980).
Born April 27th, 1896 in Limanowa. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Andrew McNaughton
Canadian scientist, diplomat, and general (1887-1966).
Born February 25th, 1887 in Moosomin.
Died July 11th, 1966 at 79 years old in Montebello.
Tom Waddell
Founder of gay games (1937–1987).
Born November 1st, 1937 in Paterson.
Died July 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Zivia Lubetkin
Polish jewish underground leader (1914–1978).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Bycień.
Died July 11th, 1978 at 63 years old in Lohamei HaGeta'ot.
Marcelo Fernan
Chief justice of the philippines from 1988 to 1991.
Born October 24th, 1927 in Cebu City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 71 years old in Manila.
Harold Rosenberg
American writer and art critic (1906–1978).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in New York City.
Oleg Tsokov
Lieutenant general in the russian ground forces.
Born September 23rd, 1971 in Gazalkent.
Died July 11th, 2023 at 51 years old in Berdiansk (missile strike).
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese writer (1896–1973).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Niigata. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1973 at 77 years old in Kamakura (colorectal cancer). [ref]
King Baggot
American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948).
Born November 7th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Sophrony Sakharov
Russian monk, theologian and writer (1896–1993).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1993 at 96 years old in Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Claudia Alexander
American geophysicist and planetary scientist (1959-2015).
Born May 30th, 1959 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]
Morton Smith
American historian and academic (1915–1991).
Born May 28th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 76 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Komla Agbeli Gbedemah
Politician and former finance minister of ghana (1913-1998).
Born June 17th, 1913 in Ghana. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1998 at 85 years old [ref]
Yevgeny Baratynsky
Russian poet (1800-1844).
Born March 2nd, 1800 in Mara Manor, Maryinka. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1844 at 44 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georges Rochegrosse
French painter (1859–1938).
Born August 2nd, 1859 in Versailles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1938 at 78 years old in El Biar.
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha