11 February Deaths

Published : 11 Feb 2019, 12:03

Jagoroniya Desk

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

AD 55 – Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (b. 41)
244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (b. 225)
641 – Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (b. 575)
731 – Pope Gregory II (b. 669)
806 – Emperor Shunzong of Tang (b. 761)
824 – Pope Paschal I
1127 – William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1071)
1141 – Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)
1160 – Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
1324 – Karl von Trier, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
1358 – Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, first Bahmani Sultan of Deccan
1503 – Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
1626 – Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1552)
1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
1763 – William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
1795 – Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
1829 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
1862 – Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and model (b. 1829)
1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
1901 – Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
1917 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
1918 – Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)
1923 – Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (b. 1847)
1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
1935 – Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (b. 1866)
1940 – John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
1940 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist, founded Bajaj Group (b. 1884)
1942 – Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1889)
1947 – Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
1958 – Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
1959 – Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)
1963 – John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)
1967 – Trần Tử Bình, Vietnamese general and diplomat (b. 1907)
1967 – A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
1968 – Howard Lindsay, American actor, director, producer, and playwright (b. 1888)
1968 – Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian journalist, economist, and politician (b. 1916)
1969 – Kosaburo Eto, Japanese nationalist and social activist (b. 1946)
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)
1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)
1976 – Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)
1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905)
1977 – Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)
1978 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (b. 1893)
1978 – Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1980 – R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (b. 1888)
1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)
1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)
1985 – C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan academic, lawyer, and politician (b. 1895)
1986 – Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
1986 – Evelio Javier, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1942)
1989 – George O'Hanlon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1912)
1993 – Kamal Amrohi, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
1993 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
1994 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1946)
1994 – Sorrell Booke, American lieutenant, actor, and director (b. 1930)
1994 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
1994 – Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)
1994 – Nicole Germain, Canadian actress and journalist (b. 1917)
1996 – Kebby Musokotwane, Zambian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)
1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
2000 – Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2002 – Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
2002 – Barry Foster, English actor (b. 1931)
2004 – Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and coach (b. 1925)
2005 – Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
2006 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2006 – Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
2006 – Jackie Pallo, English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)
2008 – Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
2008 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer (b. 1919)
2009 – Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)
2009 – Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)
2010 – Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (b. 1969)
2011 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
2012 – Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)
2012 – Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (b. 1927)
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
2013 – Jim Boatwright, American basketball player and coach (b. 1952)
2013 – Rick Huxley, English bass player (b. 1940)
2013 – D. Vinayachandran, Indian poet and educator (b. 1946)
2014 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924)
2014 – Tito Canepa, Dominican-American painter (b. 1916)
2014 – Fernando González Pacheco, Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor (b. 1932)
2015 – Anne Cuneo, Swiss journalist and author (b. 1936)
2015 – Roger Hanin, Algeria-born French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015 – Bob Simon, American journalist (b. 1941)
2015 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2016 – Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)
2016 – Zeng Xuelin, Thai-Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2017 – Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990)
2017 – Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (b. 1919)
2018 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1928)[3]
2018 – Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (b. 1952)[4]
2018 – Jan Maxwell, American stage and television actress (b. 1956)[5]
2018 – Qazi Wajid, Pakistani drama actor, writer & artist. (b. 1930)

Source: wikipedia

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