February 11th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

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

2021

Alhaji Lateef Jakande
Alhaji Lateef Jakande was a Nigerian journalist and politician who served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983.

2020

Kanton Wu
Known for research in genetics and molecular biology.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

Taiwo Ogunjobi
Taiwo Ogunjobi was a Nigerian football administrator and former player who served as the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Esme Thompson
Esme Thompson was a renowned astronomer known for her work in studying galaxies.

2018

Asma Jahangir
Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (b. 1952)
Jan Maxwell
American stage and television actress (b. 1956)
Qazi Wajid
Pakistani drama actor, writer and artist (b. 1930)
Vic Damone
American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1928)

2017

Trish Doan
Korean-canadian musician (b. 1985)
Jaap Rijks
Dutch olympic medalist (d. 2017)
Fab Melo
Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990)

2016

Kevin Randleman
American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)
Zeng Xuelin
Thai-chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)

2015

Jerryl Tarkanian
Known for his sports literature works.
Jerrye Tarkanian
Renowned college basketball coach known for his success at UNLV.
Roger Hanin
French actor and film director. navarro is the tv drama about the police force that aired in 1989aeur".
Jerry Tarkanian
American basketball coach who coached for 31 years up to 1991/92. his career was marked by both scandal and success.
Bob Simon
Award-winning CBS News correspondent known for his international reporting.

Bob Simon

American journalist (b. 1941)

2014

Tito Canepa
Dominican-american painter (b. 1916)[274]
Fernando González Pacheco
Spanish-colombian journalist and actor (d. 2014)
Alice Babs
Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014)

2013

Patsy O'Connell Sherman
Chemist known for her work on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Rick Huxley
English bass player (the dave clark five), (d. 2013).

2012

Witney Houston
Witney Houston was an American singer, actress, and model, widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful entertainers of all time.
Whitney Houston
Iconic singer known for her powerful voice.
Whitney Houston
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
Siri Bjerke
Norwegian politician, norwegian minister of the environment (b. 1958)
Aharon Davidi
Israeli general (b. 1927)

2011

Chuck Tanner
American baseball manager and player (d. 2011).
Chuck Tanner
American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
Tom Carnegie
American sports announcer (born 1919).

2010

Alecxander McQueen
Alecxander McQueen was a British fashion designer who was known for his avant-garde designs and runway shows.
Alezander McQueen
British fashion designer who was head designer at Givenchy and founded his own label.
Alexanderjames McQueen
Renowned for his innovative designs and contributions to the fashion industry.
Alexander McQueen
British fashion designer who was a big hit in paris in the 1990s. one of the british "bratpack", a group of young, hip talent that is changing french fashion. his designs often reflected a darker side to life. he was a frequent victim of drug abuse and often engaged in wild behavior. on february 11, 2010, he was found dead …
Heward Grafftey
Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)

Vance A Larson

American artist (born 1951).

2009 - 2000

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

2009

Estelle Bennett
Estelle Bennett was a member of the girl group The Ronettes known for hits like 'Be My Baby.'
Rowena Morrill
Renowned fantasy and science fiction illustrator.
Willem Johan Kolff
Dutch-american physician and academic (b. 1911)
Eleanor Harz
Jorden american linguistics scholar, an influential japanese language teacher and expert. (born 1920)

2008

Emilio Carballido
Emilio Carballido was a Mexican playwright and screenwriter, considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Mexican theater.
Patsy Sherman
Patsy Sherman was an American chemist and inventor who co-invented Scotchgard, a widely used stain repellent.
Emilio Carballido
Mexican playwright and screenwriter.
Hillie Martinson
Swedish author known for her novels and poetry.
Frank Piasecki
American aeronautical designer (born 1919).

Tom Lantos

Hungarian-american academic and politician (d. 2008)

Tom Lantos

Former member of the united states house of representatives, california (born 1928).

2007

Marianne Fredriksson
Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007.

2006

Peter Benchley
American screenwriter and author (d. 2006).
Peter Benchley
American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Matilda
American chicken and stage magician, oldest known chicken (h. 1990)
Ken Fletcher
Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
Jackie Pallo
English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)

Jackie Pallo

Wrestler (born 1926)

Jockey Shabalala

South african singer (born 1943)

2005

Jack L. Chalker
American author and educator (d. 2005)
Stan Richards
Actor on english television (born 1930).
Jack L Chalker
American author (born 1944)

2004

Romuald Kuklinski
Polish politician known for his anti-communist activities.
Albeiro Usuriaga
Colombian soccer player known for his skill and creativity on the field.
Evie Lauder
Evie Lauder was a pioneering cosmetic chemist who co-founded the Estée Lauder Companies.
Shirley Strickland
Australian hurdler and runner (d. 2004).

2003

Moses Hogan
Moses Hogan was an American composer and arranger of choral music.

2002

Barry Foster
British actor (born 1931).
Frankie Crosetti
American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
Frank Crosetti
Baseball player (born 1910).

2000

Jacqueline Auriol
She is a french record-holder aviator and set her fifth world record at istres in france on june 22, 1962.
Roger Vadim
French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Lord Kitchner
Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)

1999 - 1990

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

1998

Hansel Mieth
German-born American photographer known for her documentary photography.

1997

Don Porter
American actor, gidget, at age 84 (born in 1912).

1996

Bob Shaw
Renowned investigative journalist known for his fearless reporting.
Amelia Rosselli
Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
Kebby Musokotwane
Died as the prime minister of zambia (1985-1989), (born 1946).
Phil Regan
American actor (las vegas night, dames, housewife), has died at the age of 88 (born in 1906).

1994

William Conrad
American actor, cannon, dies from a heart attack at the age of 73. he was born in 1920.
Sorrell Booke
American actor and director (d. 1994)
Paul Feyerabend
He is best known as a philosopher of science for his three-decade tenure at the university of california berkeley where he taught philosophy (1958aeur1989). his life was a wanderer's dream, with stops in england, new zealand, italy and germany. his most notable works were against method (published in 1976), science in a free society (1978), and farewell to reason (a …
Neil Bonnett
American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1994)
Antonio Martin
Spanish cyclist dies in a cycling accident at the age of 23.

Sorrell Brooke

Actor (mayor hogg dukes of hazzard), is killed at 64

1993

Robert W. Holley
American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1993)
Joy Garrett
Actress (days of our lives) dies from liver failure
George A Stephen
Inventor (weber kettle grill), dies at age 71.
Oksana Kostina
Russian gymnast dies in an automobile accident

1992

Ray Danton
Actor/director from the united states (psychic killer) dies at 60

1991

Oscar Nitzchke
German architect (alcoa building), dies at the age of 90.

1990

Marien Kolff
A Dutch physician who made significant contributions to the development of the artificial kidney.

1989 - 1980

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

1989

George O'Hanlon
American screenwriter and actor (d. 1989).

1987

Jules Bergman
Pioneering American broadcast journalist known for his coverage of space exploration.

1986

Frank Herbert
American journalist, editor and reporter for a west coast newspaper. he was also a prolific writer of sci-fi, including the dune series. he was an interdisciplinary student at the university of washington from 1970 to 1972. herbert created a humanistic mixture of philosophy, psychology, history and western science. he was awarded the hugo award in 1965 and the nebula award …
Frank Herbert
American journalist, photographer, and author (d. 1986)
Frank [Patrick] Herbert
American sci-fi author dune dies at 65.

1985

Henry Hathaway
American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)
Henry Hathaway
Actor/director (nob hill), passes away at 86 from a heart attack.
Heinz Eric Roemheld
Composer dies from pneumonia at 83
Ulysses Sipmson Kay
Composer dies at 68
Ben Abruzzo
American balloonist and businessman (born 1930).

1982

Eleanor Powell
American tap dancer glenn ford's wife, and tap dancer herself, is killed by cancer at the age of 69. she was born in 1912.
Takashi Shimura
Japanese actor, rashomon (7 samurais), has died at the age of 76. he was born in 1905.

1981

Franz Sondheimer
German-english chemist and academic (d. 1981)

1980

Isabel Hawkins
American astronomer known for her work on variable stars and star clusters.

1979 - 1970

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

1978

Harry Martinson
Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)
Harry Martinson
Nobel prize laureate for literature in sweden (d. 1978).
James Bryant Conant
American chemist and academic (b. 1893)
James B Conant
American chemist and president of a university (born in 1893)

1977

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Indian lawyer and politician, 5th president of india (b. 1905)
Louis Beel
Dutch academic and politician, 36th prime minister of the netherlands (d. 1977)
Louis Beel
A politician and lawyer from the netherlands, he was prime minister of the netherlands between 1946-1948 and 1958-1959.
Louis J M Beel
Dutch premier (1946-48, 1958-1959), dies aged 74.

1976

Lee J Cobb
Actor (12 angry men on the waterfront), died at 64
Alexander Lippisch
German-american engineer and aerodynamicist (d. 1976).
Lee J. Cobb
American actor (b. 1911)
Frank Arnau
German journalist and author (d. 1976).
Alice Allen
Actress (call of the hills).

Charlie Naughton

Actor (frozen limits), dies at 89

1975

Richard Ratsimandrava
Malagasy colonel and politician, president of madagascar (b. 1931)
Richard Ratsimandrava
Assassinated: malagasy soldier, statesman (born 1931).

1974

Anna Q Nilsson
Actress (tollgate, sorrell & son) dies at 85

1973

J. Hans D. Jensen
German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1907)

1972

Jan Wils
At 80, the architect (olympian stadion, amsterdam), is killed

1971

Whitney Young Jr
Director of the us national urban league, dies in nigeria

1970

Emil Abranyi
Composer dies at 87

1969 - 1960

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

1969

James Lanphier
Actor (flight of lost balloon), died at 48

1968

Howard Lindsay
American playwright state of the union, who was born in the united states, dies at the age of 78.

1967

A. J. Muste
Dutch-american minister and activist (b. 1885)
AJ Muste
American peace activist (born in 1885).

1963

Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet known for her intense, confessional style of writing and her tragic suicide at the age of 30.
Sylvia Plath
American novelist and poet, known for her beautiful poetry and autobiographical novel, "aeuroethe bell jar", which was published in 1963. the story centers on a young woman who has lost her faith in life. plath committed suicide soon after the publication of the novel.
John Olof Dahlgren
Swedish-american soldier, medal of honor recipient (b. 1872)
John Olof Dahlgren
American medal of honor recipient (born in 1872)

1962

Indalecio Prieto
Spanish politician and businessman known for his role in the Spanish Civil War.

1961

Eduard R Verkade
Dutch actor/director (pygmalion) dies at 82

1959 - 1950

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

1959

Marshall Teague
American race car driver (born in 1922)

1958

Ernest Jones
Nfl defensive end (saints, denver broncos - super bowl 32)
Ernest Jones
British psychonanalyst (born 1879)

1957

Light Field
Inventor of the Fresnel zone plate used in optics and photography.

1954

Adolph M Christianson
Justice of the north dakota supreme court (born in 1877).

1950

Early Cuyler
Hall of Fame outfielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

1949 - 1940

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

1949

Axel Munthe
Axel Munthe was a Swedish physician and author best known for his book 'The Story of San Michele'.
Axel Munthe
Swedish physician and author known for his book 'The Story of San Michele.'

1948

Sergei Eisenstein
Russian screenwriter and director (d. 1948).
Sergei Eisenstein
Latvian-russian screenwriter and director (d. 1948).
Sergy Eisenstein
At 50, a film director dies

1947

Martin Klein
Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)

1945

Al Dubin
At 53, tiptoe through the tulips, a swiss singer, dies
J S H Lokerman
Dutch resistance fighter, dies in neugengamme.

1944

Ivan Sollertinski
D sjostakovitsj, russian composer, is a friend

1943

Bess Houdini
Wife and stage assistant of magician Harry Houdini.

1942

Jamnalal Bajaj
Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)

1941

Rudolf Hilferding
German economist/minister for finance (spd), suicide at the age of 63.

1940

Ellen Day Hale
American painter and author (b. 1855)
John Buchan
Scottish-canadian historian and politician, governor general of canada (b. 1875)
John Buchan
First baron tweedsmuir, governor general of canada (1935-40), is killed.

1939 - 1930

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

1939

Franz Schmidt
Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d.1939).

1938

Kalle Korhonen
Finnish politician (b. 1878)

1931

Charles Algernon Parsons
English-irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
Charles Algernon Parsons
British inventor of the steam turbine, dies at age76.
Charles Parsons
C. a. parsons and company was founded by an english engineer (d. 1931).