Famous Deaths In July - 11

1896  On July - 11 ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81   

1898  Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies on this day in history.   

1909  On July - 11 simon Newcomb, celestial mechanics authority (Stars), dies at 74   

1914  Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies on July - 11.   

1916  On this day in history rik Wouters, Belgian painter/sculptor (Doll Virgin), dies   

1921  On this day in history gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75   

1926  Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history death of billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857)   

1936  On this day in history death of james Murray, American actor (b. 1901)   

1937  George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 on July - 11.   

1942  On this day in history simon de la Bella, Dutch president (NVV), dies in Dachau   

1944  On this day in history wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle   

1948  On this day in history gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies   

1950  On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79   

1958  Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69 on July - 11.   

1959  C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64   

1965  On this day in history ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75   

1966  On this day in history delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52   

1967  On July - 11 death of guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge (b. 1917)   

1971  On this day in history carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64   

1973  On this day in history alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72   

1974  Death of Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1891) on July - 11.   

1975  On July - 11 kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89   

1979  On July - 11 death of claude Wagner, French Canadian judge and politician (b. 1925)   

1980  Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  Death of Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

1984  Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 11 thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50   

1989  On July - 11 laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82   

1990  On this day in history onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat, Lifespan), dies at 67   

1991  On July - 11 death of hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered   

1992  Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88   

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1274  Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29) was born on July - 11.   

1366  Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394) was born on July - 11.   

1540  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On July - 11 birth of tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on July - 11.