People who died on April 11 110
Emperor Yang of Sui
d. 618 (b. 569)
Emperor Yang of Sui, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (b. 569)
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Pope Donus
d. 678
Pope Donus
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Herman I (archbishop of Cologne)
d. 924
Herman I, archbishop of Cologne
Romanos III Argyros
d. 1034 (b. 968)
Romanos III Argyros, Byzantine emperor (b. 968)
Anawrahta
d. 1077 (b. 1014)
Anawrahta, king of Burma and founder of the Pagan Empire (d. 1077)
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
d. 1079 (b. 1030)
Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1079)
Stephen IV of Hungary
d. 1165 (b. 1133)
Stephen IV of Hungary (b. 1133)
Llywelyn the Great
d. 1240 (b. 1172)
Llywelyn the Great, Welsh prince (b. 1172)
Henry Beaufort
d. 1447 (b. 1377)
Henry Beaufort, Cardinal, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1377)
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
d. 1512 (b. 1489)
Gaston de Foix, French military commander (b. 1489)
Thomas Wyatt the Younger
d. 1554 (b. 1521)
Thomas Wyatt the Younger, English rebel leader (b. 1521)
Thomas Bromley
d. 1587 (b. 1530)
Thomas Bromley, English lord chancellor (b. 1530)
John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley
d. 1609 (b. 1533)
John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, English noble (b. 1533)
Emanuel van Meteren
d. 1612 (b. 1535)
Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian and author (d. 1612)
Edward Wightman
d. 1612 (b. 1566)
Edward Wightman, English minister and martyr (b. 1566)
Marino Ghetaldi
d. 1626 (b. 1568)
Marino Ghetaldi, Ragusan mathematician and physicist (b. 1568)
Richard Simon (priest)
d. 1712 (b. 1638)
Richard Simon, French priest and scholar (d. 1712)
John Robinson (bishop of London)
d. 1723 (b. 1650)
John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1650)
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
d. 1783 (b. 1718)
Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Russian soldier and politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1783)
Karl Wilhelm Ramler
d. 1798 (b. 1725)
Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet and academic (b. 1725)
Juan Santamaría
d. 1856 (b. 1831)
Juan Santamaría, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1831)
Francisco González Bocanegra
d. 1861 (b. 1824)
Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (b. 1824)
Edward Canby
d. 1873 (b. 1817)
Edward Canby, American general (b. 1817)
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David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo
d. 1890 (b. 1808)
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (b. 1808)
Joseph Merrick
d. 1890 (b. 1862)
Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)
Constantin Lipsius
d. 1894 (b. 1832)
Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (b. 1832)
Julius Lothar Meyer
d. 1895 (b. 1830)
Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (d. 1895)
Wade Hampton III
d. 1902 (b. 1818)
Wade Hampton III, American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1818)
Gemma Galgani
d. 1903 (b. 1878)
Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1878)
James Anthony Bailey
d. 1906 (b. 1847)
James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1906)
Francis Pharcellus Church
d. 1906 (b. 1839)
Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Armed Forces Journal and The Galaxy Magazine (b. 1839)
Henry Bird (chess player)
d. 1908 (b. 1829)
Henry Bird, English chess player and author (b. 1829)
Richard Harding Davis
d. 1916 (b. 1864)
Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (d. 1916)
Luther Burbank
d. 1926 (b. 1849)
Luther Burbank, American botanist and academic (b. 1849)
Kurtdereli Mehmet
d. 1939 (b. 1864)
Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
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Kid Nichols
d. 1953 (b. 1869)
Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)
Paul Specht
d. 1954 (b. 1895)
Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
Konstantin Yuon
d. 1958 (b. 1875)
Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
Rosa Grünberg
d. 1960 (b. 1878)
Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
Ukichiro Nakaya
d. 1962 (b. 1900)
Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
George Poage
d. 1962 (b. 1880)
George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
Thomas Farrell (general)
d. 1967 (b. 1891)
Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
Donald Sangster
d. 1967 (b. 1911)
Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
Cathy O'Donnell
d. 1970 (b. 1923)
Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
John O'Hara
d. 1970 (b. 1905)
John O'Hara, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1905)
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Ernst Ziegler
d. 1974 (b. 1894)
Ernst Ziegler, German actor (b. 1894)
Jacques Prévert
d. 1977 (b. 1900)
Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
d. 1977 (b. 1921)
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Indian author and activist (b. 1921)
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Ümit Kaftancıoğlu
d. 1980 (b. 1935)
Ümit Kaftancıoğlu, Turkish journalist and producer (b. 1935)
Caroline Gordon
d. 1981 (b. 1895)
Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (d. 1981)
Dolores del Río
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (d. 1983)
Edgar V. Saks
d. 1984 (b. 1910)
Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1910)
Bunny Ahearne
d. 1985 (b. 1900)
Bunny Ahearne, Irish-born English businessman (b. 1900)
John Gilroy (artist)
d. 1985 (b. 1898)
John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator (d. 1985)
Enver Hoxha
d. 1985 (b. 1908)
Enver Hoxha, Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1908)
Erskine Caldwell
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)
Primo Levi
d. 1987 (b. 1919)
Primo Levi, Italian chemist and author (d. 1987)
Harold Ballard
d. 1990 (b. 1903)
Harold Ballard, Canadian businessman (b. 1903)
Walker Cooper
d. 1991 (b. 1915)
Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
Bruno Hoffmann
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
Bruno Hoffmann, German glass harp player (d. 1991)
James Brown (actor)
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
James Brown, American actor and singer (b. 1920)
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Eve Merriam
d. 1992 (b. 1916)
Eve Merriam, American author and poet (b. 1916)
Alejandro Obregón
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter, sculptor, and engraver (b. 1920)
Jessica Dubroff
d. 1996 (b. 1988)
Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (b. 1988)
Muriel McQueen Fergusson
d. 1997 (b. 1899)
Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (d. 1997)
Wang Xiaobo
d. 1997 (b. 1952)
Wang Xiaobo, contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist (b. 1952)
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William H. Armstrong
d. 1999 (b. 1911)
William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (d. 1999)
Harry Secombe
d. 2001 (b. 1921)
Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor (d. 2001)
Cecil Howard Green
d. 2003 (b. 1900)
Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (d. 2003)
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André François
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
André François, Romanian-French cartoonist, painter, and sculptor (b. 1915)
Lucien Laurent
d. 2005 (b. 1907)
Lucien Laurent, French footballer and coach (b. 1907)
June Pointer
d. 2006 (b. 1953)
June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953)
Roscoe Lee Browne
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007)
Loïc Leferme
d. 2007 (b. 1970)
Loïc Leferme, French diver (b. 1970)
Janet McDonald
d. 2007 (b. 1954)
Janet McDonald, American lawyer and author (b. 1954)
Ronald Speirs
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Ronald Speirs, American colonel (d. 2007)
Kurt Vonnegut
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1922)
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Merlin German
d. 2008 (b. 1985)
Merlin German, American sergeant (b. 1985)
Gerda Gilboe
d. 2009 (b. 1914)
Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress and singer (b. 1914)
Vishnu Prabhakar
d. 2009 (b. 1912)
Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009)
Corín Tellado
d. 2009 (b. 1927)
Corín Tellado, Spanish author (d. 2009)
Julia Tsenova
d. 2010 (b. 1948)
Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 2010)
Larry Sweeney
d. 2011 (b. 1981)
Larry Sweeney, American wrestler and manager (b. 1981)
Ahmed Ben Bella
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (b. 1916)
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Roger Caron
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Roger Caron, Canadian criminal and author (b. 1938)
Tippy Dye
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
Tippy Dye, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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Hal McKusick
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Hal McKusick, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (b. 1924)
Agustin Roman
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Agustin Roman, American bishop (b. 1928)
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Don Blackman
d. 2013 (b. 1953)
Don Blackman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2013)
Grady Hatton
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Grady Hatton, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
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Thomas Hemsley
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Thomas Hemsley, English baritone (d. 2013)
Hilary Koprowski
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Hilary Koprowski, Polish-American virologist and immunologist (b. 1916)
Gilles Marchal
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Gilles Marchal, French singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
Maria Tallchief
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Maria Tallchief, American ballerina (b. 1925)
Clorindo Testa
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentinian architect (b. 1923)
Jonathan Winters
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Rolf Brem
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (b. 1926)
Edna Doré
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Edna Doré, English actress (d. 2014)
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Bill Henry
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Bill Henry, American baseball player (b. 1927)
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Lou Hudson
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Lou Hudson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
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Myer S. Kripke
d. 2014 (b. 1914)
Myer S. Kripke, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1914)
Sergey Nepobedimy
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Sergey Nepobedimy, Russian engineer (b. 1921)
Jesse Winchester
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
Jimmy Gunn
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Jimmy Gunn, American football player (b. 1948)
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
d. 2015 (b. 1952)
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1952)
François Maspero
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
François Maspero, French journalist and author (b. 1932)
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Hanut Singh Rathore
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Hanut Singh Rathore, Indian general (b. 1933)
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Tekena Tamuno
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Tekena Tamuno, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1932)
J. Geils
d. 2017 (b. 1946)
J. Geils, American singer and guitarist (b. 1946)
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Mark Wainberg
d. 2017 (b. 1945)
Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (d. 2017)