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July 11th
143 Notable deaths
Sophrony
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). [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. [ref]
Fikret Hakan
Turkish actor and film director (1934-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1934 in Balıkesir.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 83 years old in Kartal (lung cancer).
Bill McGill
American basketball player.
Born September 16th, 1939 in San Angelo.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic.
Born August 6th, 1911 in Linqing. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerhard Kittel
German protestant theologian (1888-1948).
Born September 23rd, 1888 in Wrocław.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tübingen (disease).
Beauford H. Jester
American politician (1893-1949).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Corsicana.
Died July 11th, 1949 at 56 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Andon Zako Çajupi
Albanian nationalist poet and playwright.
Born March 27th, 1866 in Sheper.
Died July 11th, 1930 at 64 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 143
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