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History Deaths on August 11

By  Alfredia Hopkins  11 Aug   92 Views

History Deaths on August 11

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John Hunyadi, Hungarian general and politician (b. 1387)

#John_Hunyadi

In 1456

Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

#Max_Theiler

In 1972

Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)

#Tazio_Nuvolari

In 1953

Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player and politician (b. 1910)

#Ambrosio_Padilla

In 1996

Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)

#Harald_Nielsen

In 2015

Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)

#Johann_Tetzel

In 1519

Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1931)

#Sergio_Obeso_Rivera

In 2019

Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)

#Henry_James_Pye

In 1813

Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1208)

#Möngke_Khan

In 1259

Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)

#Otto_Wahle

In 1963

Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)

#Enrico_Betti

In 1892

Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)

#Hamnet_Shakespeare

In 1596

Agnes of Faucigny, Dame ruler of Faucigny, Countess consort of Savoy

#Agnes_of_Faucigny

In 1268

Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)

#Yisrael_Kristal

In 2017

Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)

#Kika_Szaszkiewiczowa

In 2014

Kettil Karlsson, regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (b. 1433)

#Kettil_Karlsson_(Vasa)

In 1465

Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)

#Lavinia_Fontana

In 1614

George Furth, American actor and playwright (b. 1932)

#George_Furth

In 2008

Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)

#Magnentius

In 353

Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)

#Lorenz_Oken

In 1851

Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)

#Herb_Brooks

In 2003

Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)

#Bill_Woodfull

In 1965

János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (b. 1948)

#János_Drapál

In 1986

Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)

#Edith_Wharton

In 1937

Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)

#Lydia_Koidula

In 1886

Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)

#Khudiram_Bose

In 1908

Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)

#Jackson_Pollock

In 1956

Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)

#Halfdan_Kjerulf

In 1868

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)

#Andrew_Carnegie

In 1919

Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (b. 1943)

#Raymond_Delisle

In 2013

Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1920)

#Mike_Douglas

In 2006

Leonidas I, Agiad King of Sparta

#Leonidas_I

In 480 BC

Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)

#Siegfried_Flesch

In 1939

Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (b. 1892)

#Alfred_A._Knopf_Sr.

In 1984

Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)

#Macedonio_Melloni

In 1854

Hans Memling, German-Belgian painter (b. 1430)

#Hans_Memling

In 1494

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921)

#Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver

In 2009

Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland

#Robert_II_Keith,_Marischal_of_Scotland

In 1332

Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)

#Raymond_Gravel

In 2014

Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)

#Robin_Williams

In 2014

Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)

#Blas_Infante

In 1936

Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)

#Richard_Oriani

In 2015

Tom Drake, American actor and singer (b. 1918)

#Tom_Drake

In 1982

Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (b. 1887)

#Vicente_Emilio_Sojo

In 1974

Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401)

#Nicholas_of_Cusa

In 1464

Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. 1929)

#Anne_Ramsey

In 1988

Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)

#Armand_Borel

In 2003

Byrhtnoth, English soldier (b. 956)

#Byrhtnoth

In 991

Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (b. 1919)

#Zafar_Futehally

In 2013

Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)

#Mary_Sumner

In 1921

Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)

#Vladimir_Beara

In 2014

John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)

#John_Henry_Newman

In 1890

Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)

#Peter_Cushing

In 1994

Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)

#Stefan_Jaracz

In 1945

Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)

#Eugenio_María_de_Hostos

In 1903

Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)

#Jean_Bugatti

In 1939

Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916)

#Jean_Papineau-Couture

In 2000

Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (b. 1885)

#Miriam_Licette

In 1969

Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)

#Pedro_Nunes

In 1578

Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)

#Ottavio_Piccolomini

In 1656

William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (b. c. 1398)

#William_Waynflete

In 1486

Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194)

#Clare_of_Assisi

In 1253

Jia Xu, Chinese politician (b. 147)

#Jia_Xu

In 223

Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)

#Phil_Harris

In 1995

V S Naipaul, British writer (b. 1932)

In 2018

Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)

In 2017

Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (b. 1923)

In 2015

David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)

In 2013

Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)

In 2012

Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)

In 2012

Red Bastien, American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (b. 1931)

In 2012

Dursun Karata?, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (b. 1952)

In 2008

Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountaineer (b. 1940)

In 2002

Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (b. 1909)

In 2001

Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1914)

In 1996

J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (b. 1938)

In 1991

John Meillon, Australian actor (b. 1934)

In 1989

Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-American chemist and chess player (b. 1916)

In 1984

Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)

In 1980

J. G. Farrell, English author (b. 1935)

In 1979

Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems (b. 1911)

In 1977

Antanas Šk?ma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)

In 1961

Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)

In 1774

Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)

In 1725

Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)

In 1563

John Bell, English bishop

In 1556

Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale

In 1332

Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith

In 1332

Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray

In 1332

Domhnall II, Earl of Mar

In 1332

Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)

In 1204

Sokkate, king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (b. 1001)

In 1044

Gero, Count of Alsleben

In 979

Dhuka al-Rumi, Abbasid governor of Egypt

In 919

Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople

In 449

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