August 11th
159 Notable deaths
Walther Hahm
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894-1951).
Born December 21st, 1894 in Sulimierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died August 11th, 1951 at 56 years old in Heide.
Erich Rothacker
German philosopher.
Born March 12th, 1888 in Pforzheim. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1965 at 77 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Ignacio Flores
Mexican footballer (1953-2011).
Born July 31st, 1953 in Mexico City.
Died August 11th, 2011 at 58 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Herbert Adamski
German rower.
Born April 30th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died August 11th, 1941 at 31 years old in Soviet Union.
Judit Temes
Swimmer (1930-2013).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Sopron.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 82 years old in Budapest.
József Tóth
Hungarian footballer (born 1951).
Born December 2nd, 1951 in Mosonmagyaróvár.
Died August 11th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]
Mincho Neychev
Bulgarian politician.
Born April 4th, 1887 in Stara Zagora.
Died August 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Mikhail Vodopyanov
Soviet air force general (1899-1980).
Born November 18th, 1899.
Died August 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Balsa
Racecar driver.
Born January 1st, 1909 in Saint-Frion. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1984 at 75 years old in Maisons-Alfort. [ref]
James Douglas Ogilby
Ichthyologist.
Born February 16th, 1853 in Belfast.
Died August 11th, 1925 at 72 years old in Brisbane.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche