Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 11

1896  On this day in history ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81   

1898  Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies on July - 11.   

1909  On this day in history simon Newcomb, celestial mechanics authority (Stars), dies at 74   

1914  On this day in history julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies   

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

1921  Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57   

1929  Death of Billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1936  On July - 11 death of james Murray, American actor (b. 1901)   

1937  On July - 11 george Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38   

1942  Simon de la Bella, Dutch president (NVV), dies in Dachau on this day in history.   

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

1948  Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1950  On July - 11 timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79   

1958  Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1959  C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies on July - 11.   

1964  On July - 11 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  Delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 on July - 11.   

1967  On this day in history death of guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge (b. 1917)   

1971  Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1973  Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1975  Kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1980  On July - 11 boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80   

1983  On this day in history death of ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer (b. 1915)   

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

1987  On this day in history thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50   

1989  On this day in history laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82   

1990  On July - 11 onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat, Lifespan), dies at 67   

1991  On this day in history death of hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered   

1992  On this day in history annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies   

1993  On July - 11 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  On this day in history birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

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 July - 11.   

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

1628  Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on this day in history.