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August 11th
165 Notable deaths
Katarina Beskow
Swedish chess player.
Born February 2nd, 1867 in Stockholm.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 72 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Joseph Ventaja
Boxer (1930-2003).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Casablanca. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2003 at 73 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Antonín Hudeček
Czech painter (1872-1941).
Born January 14th, 1872 in Loucká, Redhost. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1942 at 70 years old in Častolovice. [ref]
Giovanni Gozzi
Olympic wrestler (1902–1976).
Born October 19th, 1902 in Milan.
Died August 11th, 1976 at 73 years old in Imperia.
Viktor Savin
Komi poet, dramatist (1888–1943).
Born November 22nd, 1888 in Nyobdino.
Died August 11th, 1943 at 54 years old
Luz Machado
Venezuelan writer.
Born February 3rd, 1916 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died August 11th, 1999 at 83 years old in Caracas.
Aleksey Pavlovitch Hansky
Russian astronomer.
Born July 20th, 1870 in Odesa, Mykolaivka.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 38 years old in Simeiz.
David Ricketts
British cyclist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in London.
Died August 11th, 1996 at 76 years old in Wales.
Józef Lange
Cyclist (1897-1972).
Born March 16th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Khalil bey Khasmammadov
Azerbaijani politician and diplomat (1873-1947).
Born November 6th, 1873 in Ganja.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
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