Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 11

1917  Death of Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872) on February - 11.   

1922  Gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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  Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1940  John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Gov-Gen of Canada (1935-40), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50   

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

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  James Lanphier, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48 on February - 11.   

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

1971  On February - 11 death of whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria   

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 February - 11.   

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

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  Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 on February - 11.   

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  On February - 11 oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building), dies at 90   

1992  On this day in history ray Danton, US actor/director (Psychic Killer), dies at 60   

1993  On February - 11 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  On February - 11 birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist   

1465  On this day in history birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII   

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

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on this day in history.   

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

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.