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August 11th
200 Notable deaths
Otto Wahle
Jewish austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century, american water polo coach.
Born November 5th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1963 at 83 years old in New York City.
Erich Rothacker
German philosopher (1888–1965).
Born March 12th, 1888 in Pforzheim.
Died August 11th, 1965 at 77 years old in Bonn.
Charles Wright
American botanist (1811-1885).
Born October 29th, 1811 in Wethersfield.
Died August 11th, 1886 at 74 years old in Wethersfield.
Rhoshii Wells
American boxer (1976-2008).
Born December 30th, 1976 in Austin.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 31 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Heinrich Brunner
Austrian legal scholar (1840–1915).
Died August 11th, 1915 at 75 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Raymond Delisle
French road bicycle racer (1943–2013).
Born March 11th, 1943 in Ancteville.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 70 years old in Hébécrevon.
Živko Čingo
Macedonian writer (1935-1987).
Born August 13th, 1935 in North Macedonia, Velgošti.
Died August 11th, 1987 at 51 years old in Ohrid.
Marcel Balsa
Racecar driver.
Born January 1st, 1909 in Saint-Frion.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 75 years old in Maisons-Alfort.
Herbert Adamski
German rower (1910–1941).
Born April 30th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died August 11th, 1941 at 31 years old in Soltsy.
József Tóth
Hungarian footballer (born 1951).
Born December 2nd, 1951 in Mosonmagyaróvár.
Died August 11th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]
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.
Mikhail Vodopyanov
Soviet air force general (1899-1980).
Born November 18th, 1899.
Died August 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Mincho Neychev
Bulgarian politician (1887–1956).
Born April 4th, 1887 in Stara Zagora.
Died August 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Kazimierz Karabasz
Polish film director (1930–2018).
Born May 6th, 1930 in Bydgoszcz.
Died August 11th, 2018 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [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]
Judit Temes
Swimmer (1930-2013).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Sopron.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Natalie Zahle
Danish women's rights activist (1827–1913).
Born June 11th, 1827 in Horsens.
Died August 11th, 1913 at 86 years old in Vedbæk.
James Douglas Ogilby
Ichthyologist (1853–1925).
Born February 16th, 1853 in Belfast.
Died August 11th, 1925 at 72 years old in Brisbane.
Siegfried Flesch
Austrian fencer (1872-1939).
Born March 11th, 1872 in Brno.
Died August 11th, 1939 at 67 years old
Valentine Tessier
French actress (1892–1981).
Born August 5th, 1892 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 11th, 1981 at 89 years old in Vallauris.
Walter Martínez
Honduran footballer (1982-2019).
Born March 28th, 1982 in Tegucigalpa. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2019 at 37 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lodovico Altieri
Italian catholic cardinal and servant of god (1805-1867).
Died August 11th, 1867 at 62 years old in Albano Laziale (cholera).
Vladimir Fyodorov
Soviet footballer (1955–1979).
Born January 5th, 1955 in Tashkent Region.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 24 years old in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Sergei Vonsovsky
Russian physicist (1910–1998).
Born September 2nd, 1910 in Tashkent.
Died August 11th, 1998 at 87 years old in Yekaterinburg. [ref]
Alfred Dompert
Athletics competitor (1914-1991).
Born December 23rd, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died August 11th, 1991 at 76 years old in Stuttgart.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull