Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 11

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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1377  On February - 11 birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)   

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on this day in history.   

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on February - 11.   

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on February - 11.   

1535  On this day in history birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  On February - 11 birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist   

1568  Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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