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August 11th
200 Notable deaths
Rebecca Allison
American cardiologist.
Born December 21st, 1946 in Greenwood.
Died August 11th, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]
Blas Infante
Andalusian politician (1885–1936).
Born July 5th, 1885 in Casa Natal de Blas Infante. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1936 at 51 years old in Seville (gunshot wound). [ref]
Harald Nielsen
Danish footballer (1941-2015).
Born October 26th, 1941 in Frederikshavn.
Died August 11th, 2015 at 73 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Anatoly Khrapaty
Soviet weightlifter (1963–2008).
Born October 20th, 1963 in Astana, Atbasar District.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 44 years old in Arshaly (traffic collision). [ref]
Armand Borel
Swiss mathematician (1923-2003).
Born May 21st, 1923 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 80 years old in Princeton.
Jean Bethke Elshtain
American ethicist, political philosopher, and public intellectual (1941–2013).
Born January 6th, 1941 in Windsor.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 72 years old in Nashville (heart failure).
Charles Marquis Warren
Film director (1912-1990).
Born December 16th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died August 11th, 1990 at 77 years old in West Hills.
Lydia Koidula
Estonian poet (1843-1886).
Born December 24th, 1843 in Vändra.
Died August 11th, 1886 at 42 years old in Kronstadt (breast cancer).
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Daughter of emperor meiji; spouse of prince kitashirakawa naruhisa (1890-1974).
Born January 28th, 1890 in Akasaka-ku.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 84 years old in Chiyoda.
Henk Chin A Sen
President of suriname (1934–1999).
Born January 18th, 1934 in Albina.
Died August 11th, 1999 at 65 years old in Paramaribo.
Pauline Lafont
Actress (1963-1988).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Nîmes.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 25 years old in Gabriac (falling).
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Uccle.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Ion Barbu
Romanian mathematician and poet (1895–1961).
Born March 18th, 1895 in Câmpulung.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 66 years old in Colentina Hospital.
Fred Sinowatz
Austrian historian and chancellor (1929-2008).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Russell A. Kirsch
American computer scientist (1929-2020).
Born June 20th, 1929 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2020 at 91 years old in Portland (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Helmut Walcha
German organist (1907–1991).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1991 at 83 years old in Frankfurt.
Hamide Ayşe Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii.
Born October 31st, 1886 in Istanbul.
Died August 11th, 1960 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Bruno Schleinstein
German actor and musician (1932-2010).
Born June 2nd, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 11th, 2010 at 78 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniela Larreal
Venezuelan cyclist (1973–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1973 in Maracaibo.
Died August 11th, 2024 at 50 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Erwin Ding-Schuler
German surgeon (1912-1945).
Born September 19th, 1912 in Bitterfeld.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 32 years old in Freising.
Von Freeman
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2012 at 88 years old in Chicago. [ref]
John Benjamin Murphy
American surgeon (1857–1916).
Born December 21st, 1857 in Appleton. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1916 at 58 years old in Mackinac Island. [ref]
Franz Nissl
German neuroscientist (1860-1919).
Born September 9th, 1860 in Frankenthal.
Died August 11th, 1919 at 58 years old in Munich.
Jiří Kolář
Czech poet, playwright, translator and artist (1914–2002).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Protivín. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Prague.
Peter Fleischmann
German film director (1937–2021).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Zweibrücken.
Died August 11th, 2021 at 84 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain