February 11th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 11th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2021
Alhaji Lateef Jakande was a Nigerian journalist and politician who served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983.
2020
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 was a Nigerian football administrator and former player who served as the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Esme Thompson was a renowned astronomer known for her work in studying galaxies.
2018
Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (b. 1952)
American stage and television actress (b. 1956)
Pakistani drama actor, writer and artist (b. 1930)
American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1928)
2017
Korean-canadian musician (b. 1985)
Dutch olympic medalist (d. 2017)
Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990)
2016
American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)
Thai-chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2015
Known for his sports literature works.
Renowned college basketball coach known for his success at UNLV.
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French actor and film director. navarro is the tv drama about the police force that aired in 1989aeur".
American basketball coach who coached for 31 years up to 1991/92. his career was marked by both scandal and success.
Award-winning CBS News correspondent known for his international reporting.
American journalist (b. 1941)
2014
Dominican-american painter (b. 1916)[274]
Spanish-colombian journalist and actor (d. 2014)
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Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014)
2013
Chemist known for her work on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
English bass player (the dave clark five), (d. 2013).
2012
Witney Houston was an American singer, actress, and model, widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful entertainers of all time.
Iconic singer known for her powerful voice.
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
Norwegian politician, norwegian minister of the environment (b. 1958)
Israeli general (b. 1927)
2011
American baseball manager and player (d. 2011).
American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
American sports announcer (born 1919).
2010
Alecxander McQueen was a British fashion designer who was known for his avant-garde designs and runway shows.
British fashion designer who was head designer at Givenchy and founded his own label.
Renowned for his innovative designs and contributions to the fashion industry.
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 …
Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)
American artist (born 1951).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Estelle Bennett was a member of the girl group The Ronettes known for hits like 'Be My Baby.'
Renowned fantasy and science fiction illustrator.
Dutch-american physician and academic (b. 1911)
Jorden american linguistics scholar, an influential japanese language teacher and expert. (born 1920)
2008
Emilio Carballido was a Mexican playwright and screenwriter, considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Mexican theater.
Patsy Sherman was an American chemist and inventor who co-invented Scotchgard, a widely used stain repellent.
Mexican playwright and screenwriter.
Swedish author known for her novels and poetry.
American aeronautical designer (born 1919).
Hungarian-american academic and politician (d. 2008)
Former member of the united states house of representatives, california (born 1928).
2007
Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007.
2006
American screenwriter and author (d. 2006).
American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
American chicken and stage magician, oldest known chicken (h. 1990)
Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)
Wrestler (born 1926)
South african singer (born 1943)
2005
American author and educator (d. 2005)
Actor on english television (born 1930).
American author (born 1944)
2004
Polish politician known for his anti-communist activities.
Colombian soccer player known for his skill and creativity on the field.
Evie Lauder was a pioneering cosmetic chemist who co-founded the Estée Lauder Companies.
Australian hurdler and runner (d. 2004).
2003
Moses Hogan was an American composer and arranger of choral music.
2002
British actor (born 1931).
American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
Baseball player (born 1910).
2000
She is a french record-holder aviator and set her fifth world record at istres in france on june 22, 1962.
French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1998
German-born American photographer known for her documentary photography.
1997
American actor, gidget, at age 84 (born in 1912).
1996
Renowned investigative journalist known for his fearless reporting.
Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
Died as the prime minister of zambia (1985-1989), (born 1946).
American actor (las vegas night, dames, housewife), has died at the age of 88 (born in 1906).
1994
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American actor, cannon, dies from a heart attack at the age of 73. he was born in 1920.
American actor and director (d. 1994)
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 …
American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1994)
Spanish cyclist dies in a cycling accident at the age of 23.
Actor (mayor hogg dukes of hazzard), is killed at 64
1993
American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1993)
Actress (days of our lives) dies from liver failure
Inventor (weber kettle grill), dies at age 71.
Russian gymnast dies in an automobile accident
1992
Actor/director from the united states (psychic killer) dies at 60
1991
German architect (alcoa building), dies at the age of 90.
1990
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
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American screenwriter and actor (d. 1989).
1987
Pioneering American broadcast journalist known for his coverage of space exploration.
1986
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 …
American journalist, photographer, and author (d. 1986)
American sci-fi author dune dies at 65.
1985
American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)
Actor/director (nob hill), passes away at 86 from a heart attack.
Composer dies from pneumonia at 83
Composer dies at 68
American balloonist and businessman (born 1930).
1982
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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.
Japanese actor, rashomon (7 samurais), has died at the age of 76. he was born in 1905.
1981
German-english chemist and academic (d. 1981)
1980
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
Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)
Nobel prize laureate for literature in sweden (d. 1978).
American chemist and academic (b. 1893)
American chemist and president of a university (born in 1893)
1977
Indian lawyer and politician, 5th president of india (b. 1905)
Dutch academic and politician, 36th prime minister of the netherlands (d. 1977)
A politician and lawyer from the netherlands, he was prime minister of the netherlands between 1946-1948 and 1958-1959.
Dutch premier (1946-48, 1958-1959), dies aged 74.
1976
Actor (12 angry men on the waterfront), died at 64
German-american engineer and aerodynamicist (d. 1976).
American actor (b. 1911)
German journalist and author (d. 1976).
Actress (call of the hills).
Actor (frozen limits), dies at 89
1975
Malagasy colonel and politician, president of madagascar (b. 1931)
Assassinated: malagasy soldier, statesman (born 1931).
1974
Actress (tollgate, sorrell & son) dies at 85
1973
German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1907)
1972
At 80, the architect (olympian stadion, amsterdam), is killed
1971
Director of the us national urban league, dies in nigeria
1970
Composer dies at 87
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Actor (flight of lost balloon), died at 48
1968
American playwright state of the union, who was born in the united states, dies at the age of 78.
1967
Dutch-american minister and activist (b. 1885)
American peace activist (born in 1885).
1963
Sylvia Plath was an American poet known for her intense, confessional style of writing and her tragic suicide at the age of 30.
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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.
Swedish-american soldier, medal of honor recipient (b. 1872)
American medal of honor recipient (born in 1872)
1962
Spanish politician and businessman known for his role in the Spanish Civil War.
1961
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
American race car driver (born in 1922)
1958
Nfl defensive end (saints, denver broncos - super bowl 32)
British psychonanalyst (born 1879)
1957
Inventor of the Fresnel zone plate used in optics and photography.
1954
Justice of the north dakota supreme court (born in 1877).
1950
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 was a Swedish physician and author best known for his book 'The Story of San Michele'.
Swedish physician and author known for his book 'The Story of San Michele.'
1948
Russian screenwriter and director (d. 1948).
Latvian-russian screenwriter and director (d. 1948).
At 50, a film director dies
1947
Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
1945
At 53, tiptoe through the tulips, a swiss singer, dies
Dutch resistance fighter, dies in neugengamme.
1944
D sjostakovitsj, russian composer, is a friend
1943
Wife and stage assistant of magician Harry Houdini.
1942
Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
1941
German economist/minister for finance (spd), suicide at the age of 63.
1940
American painter and author (b. 1855)
Scottish-canadian historian and politician, governor general of canada (b. 1875)
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
Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d.1939).
1938
Finnish politician (b. 1878)
1931
English-irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
British inventor of the steam turbine, dies at age76.
C. a. parsons and company was founded by an english engineer (d. 1931).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1923
German mathematician (d. 1923)
1922
At the age of 67, she dies.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918
Russian general (b. 1861)
1917
The oswaldo cruz foundation was founded by a brazilian doctor bacteriologist, and epidemiologist (d. 1917).
1911
Baron/austrian banker dies at the age of 66.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on February 11th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1907
At the age of 80, he dies.
1903
At the age of 67, she dies.
1901
Milan i of serbia