People who died on May 11 78
Leo VI the Wise
d. 912 (b. 866)
Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
d. 1138
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Ghazan
d. 1304 (b. 1271)
Ghazan, Mongolian ruler (b. 1271)
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Robert Winchelsey
d. 1313 (b. 1245)
Robert Winchelsey, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1245)
John Stanberry
d. 1474
John Stanberry, Bishop of Hereford
Moses Isserles
d. 1572 (b. 1520)
Moses Isserles, rabbi and talmudist (b. 1530)
Matteo Ricci
d. 1610 (b. 1552)
Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
d. 1672 (b. 1615)
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish politician (b. 1615)
Otto von Guericke
d. 1686 (b. 1602)
Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (b. 1602)
Jean de La Bruyère
d. 1696 (b. 1645)
Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
d. 1708 (b. 1646)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (b. 1646)
Jean Galbert de Campistron
d. 1723 (b. 1656)
Jean Galbert de Campistron, French playwright and author (b. 1656)
Alaungpaya
d. 1760 (b. 1714)
Alaungpaya, King of Burma (d. 1760)
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot
d. 1777 (b. 1719)
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, English politician (b. 1719)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
d. 1778 (b. 1708)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
John Hart (New Jersey politician)
d. 1779 (b. 1711)
John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
Spencer Perceval
d. 1812 (b. 1762)
Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
Tom Cribb
d. 1848 (b. 1781)
Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
Juliette Récamier
d. 1849 (b. 1777)
Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
John Herschel
d. 1871 (b. 1792)
John Herschel, English mathematician, astronomer, and chemist (b. 1792)
Henry Norris (engineer)
d. 1878 (b. 1816)
Henry Norris, English civil engineer (b. 1816)
Frederick Innes
d. 1882 (b. 1816)
Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
d. 1887 (b. 1802)
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (b. 1802)
John Cadbury
d. 1889 (b. 1801)
John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
Edmond Becquerel
d. 1891 (b. 1820)
Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1820)
Charles Kingston
d. 1908 (b. 1850)
Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
Max Reger
d. 1916 (b. 1873)
Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
Karl Schwarzschild
d. 1916 (b. 1873)
Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
George Elmslie (Australian politician)
d. 1918 (b. 1861)
George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
James Colosimo
d. 1920 (b. 1878)
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
William Dean Howells
d. 1920 (b. 1837)
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
Juan Gris
d. 1927 (b. 1887)
Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
Jozef Murgaš
d. 1929 (b. 1864)
Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
Blaise Diagne
d. 1934 (b. 1872)
Blaise Diagne, Senegalese-French soldier and politician (b. 1872)
Orest Khvolson
d. 1934 (b. 1852)
Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1852)
George Lyon (golfer)
d. 1938 (b. 1858)
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (d. 1938)
Yevgeny Miller
d. 1939 (b. 1867)
Yevgeny Miller, Russian general (d. 1938)
Chujiro Hayashi
d. 1940 (b. 1880)
Chujiro Hayashi, Japanese physician (b. 1880)
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Sait Faik Abasıyanık
d. 1954 (b. 1906)
Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (b. 1906)
Gilbert Jessop
d. 1955 (b. 1874)
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
d. 1960 (b. 1874)
John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
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Yves Simon
d. 1961 (b. 1903)
Yves Simon, French philosopher, taught at the University of Notre Dame and the Committee on Social Thought (b. 1903)
Herbert Spencer Gasser
d. 1963 (b. 1888)
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
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Alfred Wintle
d. 1966 (b. 1897)
Alfred Wintle, Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
James E. Brewton
d. 1967 (b. 1930)
James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930)
Alvar Aalto
d. 1976 (b. 1898)
Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
Lester Flatt
d. 1979 (b. 1914)
Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1979)
Odd Hassel
d. 1981 (b. 1897)
Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
Bob Marley
d. 1981 (b. 1945)
Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1945)
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Chester Gould
d. 1985 (b. 1900)
Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)
Fritz Pollard
d. 1986 (b. 1894)
Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)
Kim Philby
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Kim Philby, British-Soviet double agent (b. 1912)
Timothy Carey
d. 1994 (b. 1929)
Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
Nnamdi Azikiwe
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician, 1st President of Nigeria (b. 1904)
Ademir Marques de Menezes
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1922)
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René Muñoz
d. 2000 (b. 1938)
René Muñoz, Cuban-Mexican actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
Douglas Adams
d. 2001 (b. 1952)
Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952)
Joseph Bonanno
d. 2002 (b. 1905)
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1905)
Renaude Lapointe
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
Bill Peet
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Noel Redding
d. 2003 (b. 1945)
Noel Redding, English bass player (b. 1945)
Léo Cadieux
d. 2005 (b. 1908)
Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005)
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Michalis Genitsaris
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Floyd Patterson
d. 2006 (b. 1935)
Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)
Malietoa Tanumafili II
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
John Rutsey
d. 2008 (b. 1952)
John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (d. 2008)
Abel Goumba
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926)
Claudio Huepe
d. 2009 (b. 1939)
Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (b. 1939)
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
d. 2009 (b. 1915)
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (b. 1915)
Doris Eaton Travis
d. 2010 (b. 1904)
Doris Eaton Travis, American dancer and vaudevillian (b. 1904)
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Emmanuel Ngobese
d. 2010 (b. 1980)
Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (b. 1980)
Maurice Goldhaber
d. 2011 (b. 1911)
Maurice Goldhaber, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
Robert Traylor
d. 2011 (b. 1977)
Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)
Jack Benaroya
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Jack Benaroya, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1921)
Tony DeZuniga
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Tony DeZuniga, Filipino author and illustrator (b. 1932)
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Reg Gasnier
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
Martin Špegelj
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Martin Špegelj, Croatian general and politician, 2nd Croatian Minister of Defence (b. 1927)
Jef Geeraerts
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Jef Geeraerts, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1930)