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September 11th
251 Notable deaths
Marianne Hold
Actress (1933–1994).
Born May 15th, 1933 in Pisz. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1994 at 61 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction).
Myrna Elizabeth Mack Chang
Guatemalan anthropologist.
Born October 24th, 1949 in Retalhuleu Department.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 40 years old in Guatemala City.
Albert Jacquard
French biologist (1925–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1925 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Died September 11th, 2013 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Minna Aaltonen
Finnish actress (1966–2021).
Born September 17th, 1966 in Turku.
Died September 11th, 2021 at 54 years old [ref]
Géza Csáth
Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic and psychiatrist (1887–1919).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Subotica. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1919 at 32 years old in Subotica (poison). [ref]
Gilbert Clayton
British army general (1875-1929).
Died September 11th, 1929 at 54 years old in Kingdom of Iraq.
Hans von Ahlfen
German army general (1897-1966).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 69 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Augustin Théodule Ribot
French painter (1823-1891).
Born August 8th, 1823 in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez.
Died September 11th, 1891 at 68 years old in Colombes.
Norman L. Bowen
Canadian geologist (1887-1956).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Kingston.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gertrude Baines
American supercentenarian, oldest living person in the world.
Born April 6th, 1894 in Shellman.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 115 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Antoine Duhamel
French composer (1925–2014).
Born July 30th, 1925 in Valmondois.
Died September 11th, 2014 at 89 years old in Valmondois.
Stephie D'Souza
Indian sprinter (1936–1998).
Born December 26th, 1936 in Goa.
Died September 11th, 1998 at 61 years old in Jamshedpur.
Adolphe Yvon
French painter (1817–1893).
Born February 1st, 1817 in Eschviller.
Died September 11th, 1893 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Friedrich Gernsheim
German composer, conductor, pianist and teacher (1839–1916).
Born July 17th, 1839 in Worms.
Died September 11th, 1916 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist (1915–2005).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Louisville.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 89 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Eleanor Dark
Twentieth-century australian novelist (1901–1985).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Sydney, Burwood.
Died September 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in Katoomba.
Varvara Yakovleva
Russian bolshevik politician (1885–1941).
Born December 19th, 1885 in Moscow.
Died September 11th, 1941 at 55 years old in Oryol.
Frank McKinney
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, bank executive (1938-1992).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Indianapolis.
Died September 11th, 1992 at 53 years old in Indianapolis.
Cai Chang
Chinese politician (1900-1990).
Born May 14th, 1900 in Shuangfeng County.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 90 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Henryk Tomaszewski
Polish graphic designer (1914-2005).
Born June 10th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Herminio Masantonio
Argentine footballer (1910-1956).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Ensenada.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 46 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jules Arnous de Rivière
French chess player (1830-1905).
Died September 11th, 1905 at 75 years old in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Filippo Palizzi
Italian painter (1818-1899).
Born June 16th, 1818 in Vasto. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1899 at 81 years old in Naples. [ref]
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
German landscape artist (1807-1863).
Born September 5th, 1807 in Jülich.
Died September 11th, 1863 at 56 years old in Karlsruhe.
Bärbel Bohley
German artist and politician (1945-2010).
Born May 24th, 1945 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 2010 at 65 years old in Strasburg (lung cancer). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan