August 11th
151 Notable deaths
Gianluigi Gelmetti
Italian composer and conductor.
Born September 11th, 1945 in Rome.
Died August 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
John S. Bull
U.s. navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut.
Born September 25th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in South Lake Tahoe (asthma). [ref]
Christian Fouchet
French politician (1911–1974).
Born November 17th, 1911 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1974 at 62 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Maurice Boitel
French painter (1919-2007).
Born July 31st, 1919 in Tillières-sur-Avre.
Died August 11th, 2007 at 88 years old in Audresselles.
Franz Antel
Film director (1913-2007).
Born June 28th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Vladimir Gaćinović
Bosnian serb writer and revolutionary (1890-1917).
Born May 25th, 1890 in Kačanj.
Died August 11th, 1917 at 27 years old in Fribourg (poisoning).
Henry Carter Adams
U.s. economist and professor of political economy and finance at the university of michigan (1851-1921).
Born December 31st, 1851 in Davenport.
Died August 11th, 1921 at 69 years old in Ann Arbor.
Sergio Obeso Rivera
Mexican cardinal.
Born October 31st, 1931 in Las Vigas. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2019 at 87 years old in Xalapa. [ref]
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Bert Freeman
English footballer (1885-1955).
Born October 1st, 1885 in Handsworth.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 69 years old
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk