Famous Deaths In February - 11

1917  Death of Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1922  Gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67 on February - 11.   

1923  On February - 11 death of wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)   

1931  On February - 11 charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine), dies at 76   

1939  On this day in history franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64   

1940  On February - 11 john Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Gov-Gen of Canada (1935-40), dies   

1941  On this day in history death of rudolf Hilferding, Germ economist/Min of Finance (SPD), suicide at 63   

1944  On February - 11 ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies   

1945  Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru The Tulips), dies at 53 on February - 11.   

1948  On February - 11 sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50   

1954  Death of Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. 1879) on February - 11.   

1959  On February - 11 death of marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)   

1961  Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82 on February - 11.   

1963  On February - 11 death of sylvia Plath, poet/novelist (Ariel), kills herself in London at 30   

1968  Howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 11 james Lanphier, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48   

1970  Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 on February - 11.   

1971  Death of Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria on this day in history.   

1972  Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  Hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65 on February - 11.   

1974  Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell & Son), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 11 death of richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. 1931)   

1976  Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies on this day in history.   

1977  Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1978  James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 on February - 11.   

1982  On this day in history eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer   

1985  On February - 11 heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83   

1986  Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history death of sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)   

1989  On February - 11 george O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71   

1991  Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building), dies at 90 on February - 11.   

1992  Ray Danton, US actor/director (Psychic Killer), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history george A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at 71   

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1377  On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)   

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on February - 11.   

1465  On February - 11 birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII   

1506  On February - 11 birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau   

1535  On February - 11 birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  On this day in history birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist   

1568  On this day in history birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

1649  On this day in history birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)