People who died on August 11 92
Jia Xu
d. 223 (b. 147)
Jia Xu, Chinese politician (b. 147)
Magnentius
d. 353 (b. 303)
Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)
Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
d. 449
Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
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Gero, Count of Alsleben
d. 979
Gero, Count of Alsleben
Byrhtnoth
d. 991 (b. 956)
Byrhtnoth, English soldier (b. 956)
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Sokkate
d. 1044 (b. 1001)
Sokkate, king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (b. 1001)
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Guttorm of Norway
d. 1204 (b. 1199)
Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)
Clare of Assisi
d. 1253 (b. 1194)
Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194)
Möngke Khan
d. 1259 (b. 1209)
Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1208)
Agnes of Faucigny
d. 1268
Agnes of Faucigny, Dame ruler of Faucigny, Countess consort of Savoy
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Domhnall II, Earl of Mar
d. 1332
Domhnall II, Earl of Mar
Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland
d. 1332
Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland
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Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray
d. 1332
Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray
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Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith
d. 1332
Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith
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Robert Bruce (bastard)
d. 1332
Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale
John Hunyadi
d. 1456 (b. 1387)
John Hunyadi, Hungarian general and politician (b. 1387)
Nicholas of Cusa
d. 1464 (b. 1401)
Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401)
Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)
d. 1465 (b. 1433)
Kettil Karlsson, regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (b. 1433)
William Waynflete
d. 1486
William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (b. c. 1398)
Hans Memling
d. 1494 (b. 1430)
Hans Memling, German-Belgian painter (b. 1430)
Johann Tetzel
d. 1519 (b. 1465)
Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)
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John Bell (bishop)
d. 1556
John Bell, English bishop
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Bartolomé de Escobedo
d. 1563 (b. 1500)
Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)
Pedro Nunes
d. 1578 (b. 1502)
Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
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Hamnet Shakespeare
d. 1596 (b. 1585)
Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
Lavinia Fontana
d. 1614 (b. 1552)
Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
Ottavio Piccolomini
d. 1656 (b. 1599)
Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy
d. 1725 (b. 1723)
Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
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Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche
d. 1774 (b. 1722)
Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)
Henry James Pye
d. 1813 (b. 1745)
Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)
Lorenz Oken
d. 1851 (b. 1779)
Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
Macedonio Melloni
d. 1854 (b. 1798)
Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
Halfdan Kjerulf
d. 1868 (b. 1815)
Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian journalist and composer (d. 1868)
Lydia Koidula
d. 1886 (b. 1843)
Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
John Henry Newman
d. 1890 (b. 1801)
John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
Enrico Betti
d. 1892 (b. 1813)
Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
Eugenio María de Hostos
d. 1903 (b. 1839)
Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
Khudiram Bose
d. 1908 (b. 1889)
Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
Andrew Carnegie
d. 1919 (b. 1835)
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
Mary Sumner
d. 1921 (b. 1828)
Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
Blas Infante
d. 1936 (b. 1885)
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
Edith Wharton
d. 1937 (b. 1862)
Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
Jean Bugatti
d. 1939 (b. 1909)
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
Siegfried Flesch
d. 1939 (b. 1872)
Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
Stefan Jaracz
d. 1945 (b. 1883)
Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
Tazio Nuvolari
d. 1953 (b. 1892)
Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
Jackson Pollock
d. 1956 (b. 1912)
Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
Antanas Škėma
d. 1961 (b. 1910)
Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
Otto Wahle
d. 1963 (b. 1879)
Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
Bill Woodfull
d. 1965 (b. 1897)
Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)
Miriam Licette
d. 1969 (b. 1885)
Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (d. 1969)
Max Theiler
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Vicente Emilio Sojo
d. 1974 (b. 1887)
Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (b. 1887)
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Frederic Calland Williams
d. 1977 (b. 1911)
Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems (b. 1911)
J. G. Farrell
d. 1979 (b. 1935)
J. G. Farrell, English author (b. 1935)
Paul Robert (lexicographer)
d. 1980 (b. 1910)
Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
Tom Drake
d. 1982 (b. 1918)
Tom Drake, American actor and singer (b. 1918)
Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
d. 1984 (b. 1892)
Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (d. 1984)
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Paul Felix Schmidt
d. 1984 (b. 1916)
Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)
János Drapál
d. 1986 (b. 1948)
János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (b. 1948)
Anne Ramsey
d. 1988 (b. 1929)
Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. 1929)
John Meillon
d. 1989 (b. 1934)
John Meillon, Australian actor (b. 1934)
J. D. McDuffie
d. 1991 (b. 1938)
J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (b. 1938)
Peter Cushing
d. 1994 (b. 1913)
Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)
Phil Harris
d. 1995 (b. 1904)
Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
Rafael Kubelík
d. 1996 (b. 1914)
Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1914)
Ambrosio Padilla
d. 1996 (b. 1910)
Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player and politician (b. 1910)
Jean Papineau-Couture
d. 2000 (b. 1916)
Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916)
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Percy Stallard
d. 2001 (b. 1909)
Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (b. 1909)
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Galen Rowell
d. 2002 (b. 1940)
Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (d. 2002)
Armand Borel
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
Herb Brooks
d. 2003 (b. 1937)
Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
Mike Douglas
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1920)
George Furth
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
George Furth, American actor and playwright (b. 1932)
Dursun Karataş
d. 2008 (b. 1952)
Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (b. 1952)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
d. 2009 (b. 1921)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921)
Red Bastien
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Red Bastien, American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (b. 1931)
Michael Dokes
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)
Lucy Gallardo
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
Raymond Delisle
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (b. 1943)
Zafar Futehally
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (b. 1919)
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David Howard (ballet teacher)
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
Vladimir Beara
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
Raymond Gravel
d. 2014 (b. 1952)
Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)
Kika Szaszkiewiczowa
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)
Robin Williams
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)
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Serge Collot
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (b. 1923)
Harald Nielsen
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
Richard Oriani
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)
Yisrael Kristal
d. 2017 (b. 1903)
Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)
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Segun Bucknor
d. 2017 (b. 1946)
Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)
Leonidas I
d. ?
Leonidas I, Agiad King of Sparta