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July 11th
143 Notable deaths
Hitoshi Igarashi
Japanese writer (1947-1991).
Born June 10th, 1947 in Niigata.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 44 years old in University of Tsukuba (stabbing).
John Spencer
English snooker player (1935–2006).
Born September 18th, 1935 in Radcliffe.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 70 years old in Bury (stomach cancer). [ref]
Frank Rosenblatt
Psychologist who helped develop the first computer.
Born July 11th, 1928 in New Rochelle.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 43 years old in Chesapeake Bay (drowning).
Martin Cruz Smith
American writer.
Born November 3rd, 1942 in Reading.
Died July 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in San Rafael (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herman Brood
Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality (1946-2001).
Born November 5th, 1946 in Zwolle.
Died July 11th, 2001 at 54 years old in Amsterdam, Hilton Amsterdam (suicide by jumping from height).
Delmore Schwartz
American poet (1913–1966).
Born December 8th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died July 11th, 1966 at 52 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Renée Simonot
French actress (1911–2021).
Born September 10th, 1911 in Le Havre.
Died July 11th, 2021 at 109 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Seigenthaler
American journalist, writer, and political figure (1927-2014).
Born July 27th, 1927 in Nashville.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 86 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer).
Helen Forrest
American singer (1917-1999).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Peggy Knudsen
American actress (1923–1980).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Duluth.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 57 years old in Encino (cancer).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 143
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler