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 August - 11.   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1901  Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)   

1919  On August - 11 andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

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

1936  Death of Blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885) on August - 11.   

1937  Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 11 richard Heinrich Stein, composer, dies at 60   

1949  On this day in history karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68   

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  Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies on this day in history.   

1954  Death of Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886) on August - 11.   

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

1961  On this day in history death of antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)   

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

1968  Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1972  Max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73 on August - 11.   

1973  On this day in history peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46   

1974  On this day in history jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies   

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

1980  On August - 11 death of paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)   

1982  Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63 on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 11 alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91   

1987  Clara Peller, commercial spokesperson (Wendy's), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  Anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59 on August - 11.   

1989  John Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1994  Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster, dies at 60 on August - 11.   

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1467  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

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

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on August - 11.   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

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