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August 11th
151 Notable deaths
Helmut Walcha
German organist.
Born October 27th, 1907 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1991 at 83 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Pauline Lafont
Actress (1963-1988).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1988 at 25 years old in Gabriac (fall). [ref]
Ion Barbu
Romanian mathematician and poet.
Born March 19th, 1895 in Câmpulung. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1961 at 66 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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]
Erwin Ding-Schuler
German surgeon (1912-1945).
Born September 19th, 1912 in Bitterfeld.
Died August 11th, 1945 at 32 years old in Freising.
Franz Nissl
German neuroscientist.
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. [ref]
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Canberra (cancer).
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]
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
French opera director.
Born February 19th, 1932 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1988 at 56 years old in Munich (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 151
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