Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 11

1872  On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1886  Death of Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89   

1892  Death of Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. 1813) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82   

1903  On this day in history death of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (b. 1839)   

1908  Death of Khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  On this day in history death of blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885)   

1937  Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies on August - 11.   

1939  On August - 11 death of jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909)   

1942  On this day in history richard Heinrich Stein, composer, dies at 60   

1949  Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  Ebbe Hamerik, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1952  Riccardo Martin, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1953  On August - 11 ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies   

1954  On August - 11 death of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886)   

1956  On this day in history jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)   

1961  Death of Antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1965  Bill Woodfull, cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies on August - 11.   

1968  Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies on August - 11.   

1972  On August - 11 max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73   

1973  Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46 on August - 11.   

1974  Jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies on August - 11.   

1975  Anthony C McAuliffe, US gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77 on August - 11.   

1980  Death of Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910) on August - 11.   

1982  On this day in history tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63   

1984  On this day in history alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91   

1987  On this day in history clara Peller, commercial spokesperson (Wendy's), dies at 86   

1988  On August - 11 anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59   

1989  On this day in history john Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies   

1991  On August - 11 jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89   

1994  Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1613  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On August - 11 birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.