Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 11

1896  Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1898  Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies on July - 11.   

1909  On this day in history simon Newcomb, celestial mechanics authority (Stars), dies at 74   

1914  Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies on July - 11.   

1916  Rik Wouters, Belgian painter/sculptor (Doll Virgin), dies on July - 11.   

1921  On this day in history gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75   

1926  Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history death of billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857)   

1936  Death of James Murray, American actor (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1937  On July - 11 george Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38   

1942  Simon de la Bella, Dutch president (NVV), dies in Dachau on July - 11.   

1944  On this day in history wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle   

1948  Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies on July - 11.   

1950  On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79   

1958  On this day in history karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69   

1959  C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies on this day in history.   

1964  On July - 11 maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64   

1965  Ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  Delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history death of guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge (b. 1917)   

1971  Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1973  Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1891) on July - 11.   

1975  On July - 11 kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89   

1979  On this day in history death of claude Wagner, French Canadian judge and politician (b. 1925)   

1980  Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80 on July - 11.   

1983  On July - 11 death of ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer (b. 1915)   

1984  Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81 on July - 11.   

1987  On July - 11 thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50   

1989  Laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1990  On July - 11 onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat, Lifespan), dies at 67   

1991  Death of Hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered on this day in history.   

1992  Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88   

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1274  Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29) was born on July - 11.   

1366  On this day in history birth of anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394)   

1540  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1558  On July - 11 birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history birth of kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665)   

1628  On July - 11 birth of tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)   

1657  On July - 11 birth of frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13)