People who died on July 11 88
Anthemius
d. 472 (b. 420)
Anthemius, Roman emperor (b. 420)
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Rudolph II of Burgundy
d. 937 (b. 880)
Rudolph II of Burgundy (b. 880)
Olga of Kiev
d. 969 (b. 890)
Olga of Kiev (b. 890)
Amalric I of Jerusalem
d. 1174 (b. 1136)
Amalric I of Jerusalem (b. 1136)
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1183 (b. 1117)
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1117)
Robert II, Count of Artois
d. 1302 (b. 1250)
Robert II, Count of Artois (b. 1250)
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Pierre Flotte
d. 1302
Pierre Flotte, French politician and lawyer
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg
d. 1344
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (b. c. 1286)
Anna von Schweidnitz
d. 1362 (b. 1339)
Anna von Schweidnitz, empress of Charles IV (b. 1339)
Nicole Oresme
d. 1382 (b. 1325)
Nicole Oresme, French philosopher (b. 1325)
Barbara of Cilli
d. 1451
Barbara of Cilli, Slovenian noblewoman
Mino da Fiesole
d. 1484
Mino da Fiesole, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1429)
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
d. 1535 (b. 1484)
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1484)
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Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo
d. 1576
Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo, Italian noble (d. 1553)
Peder Skram
d. 1581 (b. 1503)
Peder Skram, Danish admiral and politician (b. 1503)
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
d. 1593 (b. 1527)
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter (b. 1527)
Chōsokabe Motochika
d. 1599 (b. 1539)
Chōsokabe Motochika, Japanese daiymo (b.1539)
Narai
d. 1688 (b. 1629)
Narai, Thai king (b. 1629)
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
d. 1774 (b. 1715)
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-English general (b. 1715)
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Simon Boerum
d. 1775 (b. 1724)
Simon Boerum, American farmer and politician (b. 1724)
Ienăchiță Văcărescu
d. 1797 (b. 1740)
Ienăchiță Văcărescu, Romanian historian and philologist (b. 1740)
James Smith (delegate)
d. 1806 (b. 1719)
James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1719)
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Thomas P. Grosvenor
d. 1825 (b. 1744)
Thomas P. Grosvenor, American soldier and politician (b. 1744)
Yevgeny Baratynsky
d. 1844 (b. 1800)
Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian philosopher and poet (b. 1800)
Patrick Jennings
d. 1897 (b. 1831)
Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1831)
Muhammad Abduh
d. 1905 (b. 1849)
Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1849)
Friedrich Traun
d. 1908 (b. 1876)
Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876)
Simon Newcomb
d. 1909 (b. 1835)
Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)
Billy Mosforth
d. 1929 (b. 1857)
Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
George Gershwin
d. 1937 (b. 1898)
George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (d. 1937)
Charlie Parker (cricketer)
d. 1959 (b. 1882)
Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
Delmore Schwartz
d. 1966 (b. 1913)
Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
Guy Favreau
d. 1967 (b. 1917)
Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
John W. Campbell
d. 1971 (b. 1910)
John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)
d. 1971 (b. 1940)
Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (b. 1940)
Pär Lagerkvist
d. 1974 (b. 1891)
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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León de Greiff
d. 1976 (b. 1895)
León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1976)
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Claude Wagner
d. 1979 (b. 1925)
Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925)
Ross Macdonald
d. 1983 (b. 1915)
Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (b. 1915)
Avi Ran
d. 1987 (b. 1963)
Avi Ran, Israeli footballer (b. 1963)
Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman
d. 1987 (b. 1901)
Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1901)
Laurence Olivier
d. 1989 (b. 1907)
Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
Mokhtar Dahari
d. 1991 (b. 1953)
Mokhtar Dahari, Malaysian footballer and coach (b. 1953)
Gary Kildall
d. 1994 (b. 1942)
Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (b. 1942)
Panagiotis Kondylis
d. 1998 (b. 1943)
Panagiotis Kondylis, Greek philosopher and author (b. 1943)
Helen Forrest
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
Helen Forrest, American singer (b. 1917)
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Jan Sloot
d. 1999 (b. 1945)
Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (b. 1945)
Pedro Mir
d. 2000 (b. 1913)
Pedro Mir, Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (b. 1913)
Robert Runcie
d. 2000 (b. 1921)
Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)
Herman Brood
d. 2001 (b. 1946)
Herman Brood, Dutch musician and painter (b. 1946)
Zahra Kazemi
d. 2003 (b. 1948)
Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (b. 1948)
Laurance Rockefeller
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Laurance Rockefeller, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1910)
Renée Saint-Cyr
d. 2004 (b. 1904)
Renée Saint-Cyr, French actress and producer (b. 1904)
Gretchen Franklin
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Gretchen Franklin, English actress and dancer (b. 1911)
Jesús Iglesias
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Jesús Iglesias, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1922)
Frances Langford
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Frances Langford, American actress and singer (b. 1913)
Barnard Hughes
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006)
Bronwyn Oliver
d. 2006 (b. 1959)
Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (b. 1959)
John Spencer (snooker player)
d. 2006 (b. 1935)
John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (d. 2006)
Glenda Adams
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (b. 1939)
Lady Bird Johnson
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
Alfonso López Michelsen
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Colombia (b. 1913)
Ed Mirvish
d. 2007 (b. 1914)
Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007)
Michael E. DeBakey
d. 2008 (b. 1908)
Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (d. 2008)
Reg Fleming
d. 2009 (b. 1936)
Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1936)
Arturo Gatti
d. 2009 (b. 1972)
Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian boxer (b. 1972)
Ji Xianlin
d. 2009 (b. 1911)
Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b. 1911)
Walter Hawkins
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Walter Hawkins, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and pastor (b. 1949)
Rob Grill
d. 2011 (b. 1943)
Rob Grill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)
Art Ceccarelli
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Art Ceccarelli, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
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Marion Cunningham (author)
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Marion Cunningham, American author (b. 1922)
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Richard Scudder
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Richard Scudder, American journalist and publisher, co-founded MediaNews Group (b. 1913)
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Donald J. Sobol
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (d. 2012)
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Marvin Traub
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Marvin Traub, American businessman and author (b. 1925)
Emik Avakian
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (b. 1923)
Egbert Brieskorn
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936)
Eugene P. Wilkinson
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013)
Charlie Haden
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (d. 2014)
Carin Mannheimer
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Carin Mannheimer, Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
Bill McGill
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Bill McGill, American basketball player (d. 2014)
Tommy Ramone
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (b. 1949)
John Seigenthaler
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (d. 2014)
Randall Stout
d. 2014 (b. 1958)
Randall Stout, American architect, designed the Taubman Museum of Art (b. 1958)
Giacomo Biffi
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (b. 1928)
James U. Cross
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
James U. Cross, American general (b. 1925)
Satoru Iwata
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (b. 1959)
Lawrence K. Karlton
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Lawrence K. Karlton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1935)
André Leysen
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
André Leysen, Belgian businessman (b. 1927)