August 11th
165 Notable deaths
Antanas Škėma
Lithuanian actor-writer.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Łódź.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 50 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Michael E. Krauss
American linguist (1934-2019).
Born August 15th, 1934 in Cleveland.
Died August 11th, 2019 at 84 years old in Needham.
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Vladimir Gaćinović
Bosnian serb writer and revolutionary (1890-1917).
Born May 25th, 1890 in Kačanj.
Died August 11th, 1917 at 27 years old in Fribourg (poisoning).
Lluís Maria Xirinacs
Catalan politician (1932-2007).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Barcelona.
Died August 11th, 2007 at 75 years old in Ogassa. [ref]
John S. Bull
U.s. navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut (1934–2008).
Born September 25th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in South Lake Tahoe (asthma). [ref]
Manfred Korfmann
German archaeologist.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Cologne. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2005 at 63 years old in Ofterdingen (lung cancer). [ref]
Franz Antel
Film director (1913-2007).
Born June 28th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Gianluigi Gelmetti
Italian composer and conductor (1945–2021).
Born September 11th, 1945 in Rome.
Died August 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
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