Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 11
Sunday, 21 December 2025
1896 Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1898 On July - 11 charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 

1909 Simon Newcomb, celestial mechanics authority (Stars), dies at 74 on this day in history. 

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 Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75 on July - 11. 

1926 On July - 11 gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57 

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

1936 Death of James Murray, American actor (b. 1901) on July - 11. 

1937 George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 on July - 11. 

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

1944 On July - 11 wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle 

1948 On July - 11 gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist, dies 

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

1958 Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1959 C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies on July - 11. 

1964 Maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1965 On July - 11 ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75 

1966 On this day in history delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 

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

1971 On this day in history carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 

1973 On July - 11 alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 

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

1975 Kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89 on July - 11. 

1979 Death of Claude Wagner, French Canadian judge and politician (b. 1925) on this day in history. 

1980 On July - 11 boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80 

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

1984 Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1987 On this day in history thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50 

1989 On this day in history laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82 

1990 Onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat, Lifespan), dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1991 Death of Hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered on July - 11. 

1992 Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies on July - 11. 

1993 Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88 on July - 11. 

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