April 11th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on April 11th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2020

• Haim Sabato

  Israeli author known for his novels and essays.

• John Horton Conway

  English mathematician, known for conway's game of life (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Rex Richards

  Renowned chemist known for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

• Stanley Plumly

  American poet. he is also the director of university of maryland's creative writing program. plumley's work was published in the atlantic monthly and the american poetry review as well as the new yorker and the new york times. his essays and poems have been included in 40 anthologies including from the other world: poems in memory of james wright (2008). …

2018

• Oswin Cobbold

  Oswin Cobbold was a professional footballer who played for various clubs.

2017

• J. Geils

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)

• Mark Wainberg

  Canadian researcher and hiv/aids activist (b. 1945)

2015

• Levi Watkins

  Levi Watkins was an American surgeon who performed the first successful implantation of an automatic defibrillator in a human patient.

• François Maspero

  French journalist and author, most well-known as a publisher for leftist books in 1970s.

• Jimmy Gunn

  American football player (b. 1948)

• Hanut Singh

  Indian general (b. 1933)

• Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

  Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1952)

Tekena Tamuno

Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1932)

2014

• Lou Hudson

  American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1944)

• Jesse Winchester

  American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)

• Sergey Nepobedimy

  Russian engineer (b. 1921)

• Edna Doré

  English actress (d. 2014.)

• Myer S. Kripke

  American rabbi and scholar (b. 1914)

Bill Henry

American professional baseball player. he was a left-handed pitcher who played in major league baseball from 1952 to 1969 for the boston red sox and chicago cubs, cincinnati reds and san francisco giants. for his quiet nature, he was affectionately called "gabby" among his teammates.

Rolf Brem

Swiss illustrator and sculptor (d. 2014).

2013

• Jonathan Winters

  American comedian and master of mimicry. arthur godfrey's talent scouts was where he began his career. he then went on to appear on many tv specials and the jack paar show. in the 1960s, he hosted "holiday on ice", an entertainment special. he also had his own television series between 1956 and 1970. he won an emmy in 1991 for …

• Hiliary Koprowski

  Renowned virologist known for his work on developing the first successful live polio vaccine.

• Hilery Koprowski

  Known for developing the first effective live polio vaccine.

• Hilary Koprowski

  A polish-american immunologist and virologist created the first ever effective live polio vaccine. (d. 2013).

• Grady Hatton

  Grady Hatton was a professional baseball player known for his time with the Cincinnati Reds.

Sue Draheim

American composer and fiddler (d. 2013).

Thomas Hemsley

English actor and singer (b. 1927)

Maria Tallchief

America's first prima ballerina and the first native american to attain the rank.

Gilles Marchal

French pop singer-songwriter, and books writer. he sang two big hits in 1970 ("buddy river" and "je suis na (c) sous une a (c)toile filante".

Don Blackman

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1953)

Clorindo Testa

Italian-argentinian architect, designed the national library of the argentine republic and marriott plaza hotel (d. 2013)

2012

• Agustin Roman

  American bishop (b. 1928)

• Ahmed Ben Bella

  Algerian soldier and politician, 1st president of algeria (b. 1916)

• Hal McKusick

  American saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (b. 1924)

• Tippy Dye

  American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)

• Roger Caron

  Canadian criminal and author (b. 1938)

2011

• Larry Sweeney

  American wrestler and manager (b. 1981)

• La Esterella

  Flemish singer (born 1919)

2010

• Julia Tsenova

  Bulgarian composer and musician (born 1948).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Corín Tellado

  Spanish author (d. 2009)

• Corin Tellado

  Spanish novelist and photonovel writer. best-seller in many spanish-language countries. she was the author of more than 4,000 books and more than 400 million copies. her works have been translated into many languages. these books are based on her secret affair with brock austin, a 17-year-old boy. in 1994 guinness world records, she is listed as the author who sold …

• Corin Tellado

  Spanish author known for her romantic novels.

• Gerda Gilboe

  Danish actress and singer (b. 1914)

• Vishnu Prabhakar

  Indian playwright and author (d. 2009).

Gerda Gilboe

Danish singer and actress (d.2009)

2008

• Merlin German

  United states marine (born in 1985)

2007

• Kurt Vonnegut

  Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist, essayist, and playwright known for his satirical literary style and his anti-war views.

• Kypton Vonnegut

  Kypton Vonnegut was a renowned American novelist and short story writer, celebrated for his satirical and darkly humorous works.

• Cauy Vonnegut

  Cauy Vonnegut was an American novelist known for his satirical literary style and his novels, such as Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle.

• Kurk Vonnegut

  Kurk Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical literary style and works such as Slaughterhouse-Five.

• Erbie Vonnegut

  American novelist and essayist, known for his satirical and darkly humorous works, such as 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and 'Cat's Cradle'.

Jerl Vonnegut

Jerl Vonnegut was an American novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous works.

Loïc Leferme

French "apnéiste" (freediver).

Kirk Vonnegut

Famous American writer known for his satirical novels such as Slaughterhouse-Five.

Janet McDonald

American lawyer and author (b. 1954)

Kurt Vonnegut

American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1922)

Roscoe Lee Browne

American actor and director (b. 1922)

Ronald Speirs

American army officer (co of easy company) (born in 1920).

2006

• June Pointer

  American singer. she was a member the "pointer sisters", specializing in jazz, be-pop, and moving on to solid rock & roll in the late '70s. ruth was born in 1946. anita was born in 1948. bonnie was born in 1953. june 1954. they enjoyed great success on their many national tours, which were interspersed by tv appearances. their first album …

• DeShaun Holton

  American rapper and actor (b. 1973)

2005

• Maurice Hilleman

  Maurice Hilleman was an American microbiologist who developed over 40 vaccines, including those for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningitis.

• André François

  Romanian-french illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 2005)

• Lucien Laurent

  Famous for scoring the first fifa world cup goal, a french soccer/association football player. he was 97 years old when he died in besanasson on april 11, 2005.

• Andre Francois

  French cartoonist (born 1915).

2003

• Cecil Green

  Texas instruments was co-founded by an english-american geophysicist, businessman, and geophysicist (d. 2003).

• Cecil H. Green

  Co-founder of Texas Instruments, played a key role in the development of the company.

• Cecil Howard Green

  English-american geophysicist and businessman, founded texas instruments (b. 1900)

2001

• Harry Secombe

  British entertainer, known as the "nicest man in british showbiz." along with spike milligan and peter sellers, secombe co-created the "goon show." radio broadcast the anarchic, demented comedy show from the 1950s to the 1960s.

• Sandy Bull

  American musician (born 1941)

2000

• Bertram Forer

  Known for the Forer effect in psychology, which refers to the tendency of people to accept vague and general personality descriptions as uniquely applicable to themselves.

• Diana Darvey

  English actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• William H. Armstrong

  American author and educator (b. 1911)

1997

• Muriel McQueen Fergusson

  Canadian lawyer and politician, canadian speaker of the senate (b. 1899)

• Wang Xiaobo

  Contemporary chinese novelist and essayist (b. 1952)

• Michael Dorris

  Writer commits suicide at 52

1996

• Jessica Dubroff

  At seven years old, an american pilot was aiming to become the youngest to cross the u.s. when she crashed in cheyenne (wy) 4/11/96, she, her father and flight instructor joe reid were all killed. her cessna cardinal came with extensions to allow her feet to reach the pedals. it also had a booster seat. it was heavy and it …

• Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet

  Advertising magnate, who dies at 89.

• Edwin Clarke

  Historian/neurologist, dies at age 76.

• Louis Osman

  Artist/goldsmith/craftsman, dies at age 82.

• Daniel Wolf

  Journalist dies at age 80

1994

• Johan Block

  Dutch aviation pioneer (martinair/transavia), dies at age 64.

1993

• Mohammed el-Himi

  Assassinated brigadier general of egyptian police

• Rachmon Nabiyev

  President of tadzikistan (1973-1992), dies at the age of 63.

1992

• Eve Merriam

  At 75 years old, poet (inner city mother goose) dies from cancer.

• James Brown

  American actor and singer (d. 1992)

• Alejandro Obregón

  Colombian painter, sculptor, and engraver (b. 1920)

• Adele Dixon

  Actress/singer (uneasy virtue), died from pneumonia at the age of 83.

• James Brown

  Gordon brown's son sarah, a scottish family legend, was a well-known scottish figure. the child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis on november 29, 2006.

1991

• Walker Cooper

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1991).

• Bruno Hoffmann. German glass harp player (b. 1913)
• Tom Rosqui

  Dies at 62

1990

• Vickii Draves

  Olympic gold medalist in diving

• Harold Ballard

  Canadian ice hockey club executive and owner (born in 1903)

• Barbara Ann

  Miller

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Henk van Galen Last

  Dutch journalist dies at the age of 68

1988

• Jeff Donnell

  Actor (hoedown 9 girls) dies from a heart attack at 66

• David Prater

  At 50, a us singer (sam & dave - "soul man"), is killed in a car accident.

1987

• Novi Levi

  Novi Levi was an Italian essayist and Holocaust survivor whose writings examined the human experience and moral dilemmas.

• Primus Levi

  Primus Levi was an Italian chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor who founded a successful chemical company.

• Primo Levi

  Italian essayist, poet, scientist and novelist. his imprisonment in auschwitz concentration camp, 1944-1945, influenced his writings. he was born into a jewish family and worked as a milan-based research chemist. the german invasion of north italy in 1943 prompted him to join an anti-fascist organization. levi was deported after being captured. he didn't return to his job as an industrial …

• Erskine Caldwell

  American bestseller best known for his novels "tobacco road", 1932, and "god's little acre," 33. he was a revolutionary leader, played pro football and was a bodyguard. he also worked as a cotton-picker, mill hand, and as a body-guard.

• Kent Taylor

  Actor (boston blackie rough riders), died at 79

1985

• John Gilroy

  English illustrator and artist (d. 1985).

• Enver Hoxha

  Albanian educator and politician, 21st prime minister of albania (b. 1908)

• Bunny Ahearne

  Ice hockey manager and player from ireland-england (d. 1985).

1984

• Lorance Wescott

  Lorance Wescott was an American novelist and short story writer, known for his novels 'The Pilgrim Hawk' and 'The Grandmothers'.

• Edgar V. Saks

  Estonian historian, author, and politician, estonian minister of education (d. 1984)

1983

• Delores Del Rio

  Mexican actress known for her roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

• Dolores Del Rio

  Mexican actress known for her roles in Hollywood films.

• Dolores del Río

  Mexican actress (b. 1904)

• Dolores Del Rio

  Mexican-american actress. she is known for her youthful beauty and she advocates diet, rest, yoga. from 1925, she was in "joanna." she married a prominent rancher, but she left hollywood three years later when her career was flourishing. for ten years, she was married to cedric gibbons in 1930. she returned to mexico after an affair with orson welse in …

1982

• Felcia Farrere

  French actress known for her roles in silent films.

1981

• Caroline Gordon

  American author and critic (b. 1895)

• Marie Ney

  Dies at 85

1980

• Birt Llewellyn

  Birt Llewellyn was a Welsh chemist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the structure and properties of organic compounds.

• Ümit Kaftancıoğlu

  Turkish journalist and producer (b. 1935)

• Florence Lake
• Charlotte Henry

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1977

• Jacques Prévert

  French screenwriter and poet. his poetry was and is still popular in france, especially in schools. les enfants du paradis (1945) is one of his most cherished films.

• Phanishwar Nath (Renu)

  Indian author and activist (b. 1921)

• Jacques Prevert

  French screenwriter and poet (born 1900).

1976

• Liam Dunn

  Dies at 59

1975

• Dorothy Patten

  Dies at 70

1974

• Ernst Ziegler

  German actor (b. 1894)

• Curt Conway

1973

• Ted Decorsia

  Actor (police chief hegedorn steve canyon), died at 69

1970

• John O'Hara

  American short story writer and novelist (d. 1970).

• Cathy O'Donnell

  American actress (born in 1923)

• John O'Hara

  American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Ludvig Irgens Jensen

  Composer dies at 74

1967

• Donald Sangster

  Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd prime minister of jamaica (b. 1911)

• Thomas Farrell

  American general (d. 1967)

• Donald Sangster

  Jamaican prime minister (born in 1911)

1962

• Ukichiro Nakaya

  Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)

• George Poage

  American hurdler and sprinter (d. 1962).

1961

• Francis de Bourguignon

  Composer dies at age 70

1960

• Elsye Leach

  Elsye Leach was a British novelist who wrote several historical fiction novels set in the Victorian era.

• Rosa Grünberg

  Swedish actress (b. 1878)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

• Konstantin Yuon

  Russian painter and set designer (d.58)

1954

• Paul Specht

  American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)

1953

• Kid Nichols

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)

• Kid Nichols

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1953).

1952

• Maxima Brenner

  Swiss chemist known for her research in organic chemistry and chemical synthesis.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

• Louise Peete

  American murderer (born 1880)

1945

• Mendel Grossman

  Mendel Grossman was a Jewish author known for documenting life in the Łódź Ghetto during World War II.

• Kamiel van Baelen

  Flemish resistance fighter (in dachau), dies at 29.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Kurtdereli Mehmet

  Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)

• SS Van Dine [William Huntingdon Wright]

  Detective writer dies at 50

1936

• Mitya Stillman

  Composer dies at 44

1934

• John Collier

  John Collier was a British writer and caricaturist known for his short stories with a supernatural or macabre theme.

• John Collier

  Renowned English artist known for his portraits and historical paintings.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• Birger Sjöberg

  Swedish poet known for his work 'The Wanderer'.

1926

• Luther Burbank

  Renowned horticulturist known for developing over 800 strains and varieties of plants.

• Luther Burbank

  American horticulturist, who was a plant breeder and developed new varieties. burbank, a young gardener, established a successful nursery that he later sold to start an experimental farm.

1921

• Augusta Victoria Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II

  Dies.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

• Otto Wagner

  Austrian architect designed karlsplatz stadtbahn station and austrian postal savings bank (d. 1918).

1916

• Richard Harding Davis

  American journalist and author (b. 1864)

• Richard Harding Davis

  American author (born 1864)

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on April 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

• Henry Bird

  English chess player and author (b. 1829)

1906

• James Anthony Bailey

  American businessman, co-founded ringling bros. and barnum & bailey circus (b. 1847)

• Francis Pharcellus Church

  American journalist and publisher, co-founded armed forces journal and the galaxy magazine (b. 1839)

• Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon Russian-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent

  Dies.

• Francis Pharcellus Church

  American editor and publisher (born in 1839).

• James Anthony Bailey

  American circus impresario (born 1847)

James A Bailey circus showman (Barnum and Bailey)

At the age of 58, she dies.

1903

• Gemma Galgani

  Italian roman catholic saint, a dramatist and stigmatist. she lived a life full of charity, piety, and suffering from poverty, poor health and ridicule. she was born with tb of her spine and had to live with it until she saw the holy mother. she had many visions and ecstasies, including the occasional stigmata from june 1899 to february 1901. …

1902

• Wade Hampton III

  Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and Governor of South Carolina.

• Wade Hampton III

  Confederate general and politician, 77th governor of south carolina (b. 1818)

• Potgieter

  South african boer general, dies in battle

1901

• Ivar Christian Hallstrom composer

  At the age of 74, he dies.