Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 11
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1917 Death of Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872) on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67
1923 Death of Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847) on this day in history.
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 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Gov-Gen of Canada (1935-40), dies on February - 11.
1941 Death of Rudolf Hilferding, Germ economist/Min of Finance (SPD), suicide at 63 on February - 11.
1944 Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies on February - 11.
1945 Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru The Tulips), dies at 53 on February - 11.
1948 Sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history death of adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877)
1958 On this day in history death of ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. 1879)
1959 Death of Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922) on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82
1963 Death of Sylvia Plath, poet/novelist (Ariel), kills herself in London at 30 on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78
1969 On February - 11 james Lanphier, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48
1970 Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1971 Death of Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria on this day in history.
1972 On February - 11 jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80
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 Death of Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. 1931) on February - 11.
1976 Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies on February - 11.
1977 On this day in history louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74
1978 James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer on this day in history.
1985 On February - 11 heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83
1986 On February - 11 frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65
1987 On this day in history death of sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)
1989 On this day in history george O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71
1991 Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1992 Ray Danton, US actor/director (Psychic Killer), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1993 George A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at 71 on this day in history.
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