People who died on January 11 128
Pope Hyginus
d. 140 (b. 74)
Pope Hyginus, Bishop of Rome (b. 74)
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Pope John VI
d. 705 (b. 655)
Pope John VI (b. 655)
Emperor Kōnin
d. 782 (b. 709)
Emperor Kōnin of Japan (b. 709)
Staurakios
d. 812
Staurakios, Byzantine emperor
Michael I Rangabe
d. 844 (b. 770)
Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
Boso of Provence
d. 887
Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman
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Empress Cao (Li Siyuan's wife)
d. 937
Cao, empress of Later Tang
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Li Chongmei
d. 937
Li Chongmei, prince of Later Tang
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Li Congke
d. 937 (b. 885)
Li Congke, emperor of Later Tang (b. 885)
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Empress Liu (Li Congke's wife)
d. 937
Liu, empress of Later Tang
Constantine IX Monomachos
d. 1055 (b. 1000)
Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1000)
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Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
d. 1068
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
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Otto of Nordheim
d. 1083 (b. 1020)
Otto of Nordheim (b. 1020)
Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1266
Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania
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Thomas Charlton (bishop)
d. 1344
Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Eleanor of Lancaster
d. 1372 (b. 1318)
Eleanor of Lancaster, countess of Arundel (d. 1372)
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Isidore Glabas
d. 1396
Isidore Glabas, Metropolitan bishop of Thessalonica (b.c. 1341)
Skirgaila
d. 1397
Skirgaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Domenico Ghirlandaio
d. 1494 (b. 1449)
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1449)
Pedro González de Mendoza
d. 1495 (b. 1428)
Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (d. 1495)
Gaudenzio Ferrari
d. 1546
Gaudenzio Ferrari, Italian painter and sculptor (b. c. 1471)
Pietro Bembo
d. 1547 (b. 1470)
Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (d. 1547)
Min Bin
d. 1554 (b. 1493)
Min Bin, king of Arakan (b. 1493)
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Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar
d. 1641 (b. 1583)
Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (b. 1583)
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Charles Albanel
d. 1696 (b. 1616)
Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (b. 1616)
Johann Georg Graevius
d. 1703 (b. 1632)
Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (d. 1703)
Pierre Jurieu
d. 1713 (b. 1637)
Pierre Jurieu, French priest and theologian (b. 1637)
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
d. 1735 (b. 1670)
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (b. 1670)
Hans Sloane
d. 1753 (b. 1660)
Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (d. 1753)
Louis-François Roubiliac
d. 1762 (b. 1695)
Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
Caspar Abel
d. 1763 (b. 1676)
Caspar Abel, German historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1763)
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
d. 1771 (b. 1704)
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
d. 1788 (b. 1722)
François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
William Williams Pantycelyn
d. 1791 (b. 1717)
William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (b. 1717)
Heraclius II of Georgia
d. 1798 (b. 1720)
Heraclius II of Georgia (b. 1720)
Domenico Cimarosa
d. 1801 (b. 1749)
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (b. 1749)
John Molson
d. 1836 (b. 1763)
John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
Francis Scott Key
d. 1843 (b. 1779)
Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1843)
Gustavus Vaughan Brooke
d. 1866 (b. 1818)
Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
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John Woolley (educator)
d. 1866 (b. 1816)
John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
Stuart Donaldson
d. 1867 (b. 1812)
Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
Theodor Schwann
d. 1882 (b. 1810)
Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
d. 1891 (b. 1809)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
Johnny Briggs (cricketer)
d. 1902 (b. 1862)
Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)
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William Sawyer (politician)
d. 1904 (b. 1815)
William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
Carl Jacobsen
d. 1914 (b. 1842)
Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
Steinar Schjøtt
d. 1920 (b. 1844)
Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
Constantine I of Greece
d. 1923 (b. 1868)
Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
Thomas Hardy
d. 1928 (b. 1840)
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (d. 1928)
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James Milton Carroll
d. 1931 (b. 1852)
James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (b. 1852)
Nuri Conker
d. 1937 (b. 1882)
Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (b. 1882)
Emanuel Lasker
d. 1941 (b. 1868)
Emanuel Lasker, German mathematician, philosopher, and chess player (b. 1868)
Galeazzo Ciano
d. 1944 (b. 1903)
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1903)
Eva Tanguay
d. 1947 (b. 1879)
Eva Tanguay, Canadian singer (b. 1879)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
d. 1952 (b. 1889)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (d. 1952)
Aureliano Pertile
d. 1952 (b. 1885)
Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor and educator (b. 1885)
Noe Zhordania
d. 1953 (b. 1868)
Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1868)
Oscar Straus (composer)
d. 1954 (b. 1870)
Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
Robert Garran
d. 1957 (b. 1867)
Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and public servant (d. 1957)
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Alec Rowley
d. 1958 (b. 1892)
Alec Rowley, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
Edna Purviance
d. 1958 (b. 1895)
Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
Elena Gerhardt
d. 1961 (b. 1883)
Elena Gerhardt, German soprano and actress (b. 1883)
Arthur Nock
d. 1963 (b. 1902)
Arthur Nock, English theologian and academic (d. 1963)
Wally Pipp
d. 1965 (b. 1893)
Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1965)
Alberto Giacometti
d. 1966 (b. 1901)
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
d. 1966 (b. 1904)
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
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Moshe Zvi Segal
d. 1968 (b. 1876)
Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 1968)
Richmal Crompton
d. 1969 (b. 1890)
Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (b. 1890)
Padraic Colum
d. 1972 (b. 1881)
Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1881)
Max Lorenz (tenor)
d. 1975 (b. 1901)
Max Lorenz, German tenor and actor (b. 1901)
Barbara Pym
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
Barbara Pym, English author (d. 1980)
Beulah Bondi
d. 1981 (b. 1889)
Beulah Bondi, American actress (d. 1981)
Edward Buzzell
d. 1985 (b. 1895)
Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
William McKell
d. 1985 (b. 1891)
William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (d. 1985)
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Sid Chaplin
d. 1986 (b. 1916)
Sid Chaplin, English author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
Andrzej Czok
d. 1986 (b. 1948)
Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)
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Albert Ferber
d. 1987 (b. 1911)
Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
Pappy Boyington
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1912)
Isidor Isaac Rabi
d. 1988 (b. 1898)
Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)
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Ray Moore (broadcaster)
d. 1989 (b. 1942)
Ray Moore, English radio host (b. 1942)
Carolyn Haywood
d. 1990 (b. 1898)
Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
Carl David Anderson
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
Helmut Poppendick
d. 1994 (b. 1902)
Helmut Poppendick, German physician (b. 1902)
Josef Gingold
d. 1995 (b. 1909)
Josef Gingold, Belarusian-American violinist and educator (b. 1909)
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Onat Kutlar
d. 1995 (b. 1936)
Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
Lewis Nixon III
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (d. 1995)
Theodor Wisch
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
Theodor Wisch, German general (b. 1907)
Roger Crozier
d. 1996 (b. 1942)
Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1942)
Fabrizio De André
d. 1999 (b. 1940)
Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
Naomi Mitchison
d. 1999 (b. 1897)
Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (b. 1897)
Brian Moore (novelist)
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1999)
Betty Archdale
d. 2000 (b. 1907)
Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1907)
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Ivan Combe
d. 2000 (b. 1911)
Ivan Combe, American businessman, developed Clearasil (d. 2000)
Bob Lemon
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
Louis Krages
d. 2001 (b. 1949)
Louis Krages, German-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1949)
Denys Lasdun
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Denys Lasdun, English architect, designed the Royal National Theatre (d. 2001)
Henri Verneuil
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director and playwright (b. 1920)
Jože Pučnik
d. 2003 (b. 1932)
Jože Pučnik, Slovenian sociologist and politician (b. 1932)
Solveig Dommartin
d. 2007 (b. 1961)
Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
Robert Anton Wilson
d. 2007 (b. 1932)
Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007)
Edmund Hillary
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
Carl Karcher
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008)
Miep Gies
d. 2010 (b. 1909)
Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010)
Éric Rohmer
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Éric Rohmer, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1920)
David Nelson (actor)
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan
d. 2012 (b. 1980)
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Iranian physicist and academic (b. 1980)
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Gilles Jacquier
d. 2012 (b. 1968)
Gilles Jacquier, French journalist and photographer (b. 1968)
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Edgar Kaiser, Jr
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Edgar Kaiser, Jr, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
Wally Osterkorn
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Wally Osterkorn, American basketball player (b. 1928)
Steven Rawlings
d. 2012 (b. 1961)
Steven Rawlings, English astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1961)
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David Whitaker (composer)
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
David Whitaker, English composer and conductor (b. 1931)
Aaron Swartz
d. 2013 (b. 1986)
Aaron Swartz, American programmer (b. 1986)
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Guido Forti
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Guido Forti, Italian businessman, founded the Forti Racing Team (b. 1940)
Nguyễn Khánh
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam (b. 1927)
Mariangela Melato
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (d. 2013)
Tom Parry Jones
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Tom Parry Jones, Welsh chemist, invented the breathalyzer (b. 1935)
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Alemayehu Shumye
d. 2013 (b. 1988)
Alemayehu Shumye, Ethiopian runner (b. 1988)
Keiko Awaji
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (d. 2014)
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1928)
Chai Trong-rong
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (b. 1935)
Ariel Sharon
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 2014)
Jenő Buzánszky
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 2015)
Anita Ekberg
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (d. 2015)
Chashi Nazrul Islam
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Chashi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi director and producer (b. 1941)
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Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1918)
Monte Irvin
d. 2016 (b. 1919)
Monte Irvin, American baseball player (b. 1919)
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David Margulies
d. 2016 (b. 1937)
David Margulies, American actor (b. 1937)
Adenan Satem
d. 2017 (b. 1944)
Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (b. 1944)