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May 11th famous deaths

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

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2009 - 2000

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

20082007200620052004
  • Irish rugby union footballer and coach (Born in 1941).

  • American politician and banker 9th United States Secretary of State (d.2015)

2003
  • Hendrix was a bass guitarist and songwriter. He left the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1969, a year before his death.

20022000
  • Cuban actor and screenwriter of telenovelas. Born 1938

1999 - 1990

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

199919981997
  • George Carlin's wife, TV producer, has died at the age of 57.

1996
  • Writer dies at 84

  • American singer-songwriter ("Uncle Walt's Band") (d. 1996)

  • Nigerian statesman, commonly known as "The Zik Of Africa." He was a leading figure in modern Nigerian nationalism. From 1963 to 1966, he was the head of Nigeria's state. From 1960 to 1963, he was the second and final Governor-General. He was also the first President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966. He died May 11, 1996.

  • singer/teacher, dies at age 85.

  • Brazilian footballer (Born 1922)

19951994199219911990

1989 - 1980

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

1988
  • British double agent, master spy and traitor. The mysterious "third man", whose identity as a Soviet agent was revealed in 1963, rocked the empire. He was the son of a wealthy English family. He was educated at the top schools in England and was valued by the British secret services as an expert on espionage.

  • British double agent, dies (born 1912).

19861985198319821981
  • Jamaican reggae singer and song writer, musician and guitarist, who has achieved international fame. He began his career in 1963 as a member of The Wailers. His distinctive songwriting and vocal style would resonate with worldwide audiences. The Wailers would release some of the first reggae records together with Lee Scratch Perry. Marley began a solo career after the Wailers …

  • Jamaican reggae singer and song writer, musician and guitarist, who has achieved international fame. He began his career in 1963 as a member of The Wailers. His distinctive songwriting and vocal style would resonate with worldwide audiences. The Wailers would release some of the first reggae records together with Lee Scratch Perry. Marley began a solo career after the Wailers …

  • Editor (1st World magazine), died at 57

1979 - 1970

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

1979
  • Musician (Flatt & Scruggs – "Ballad of Jed Clampett"), who dies at the age of 64.

  • Dies at 55

  • American singer-songwriter/guitarist (Foggy Mountains Boys and Nashville Grass). (d. 1979).

19781976
  • Composer dies at 68

  • Bolivian ambassador to France and military, killed

  • Finnish architect designed Finlandia Hall & Aalto Theatre (d. 1976).

1973
  • Lex Barker

    American actor, best known for his portrayal of Tarzan of the Apes as well as leading characters in Karl May's novels.

  • Russian director, dies.

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1966
  • British WW1 and WW2 soldier; author, ''The last Englishman'' (Born in 1897).

19651960

1959 - 1950

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

1956
  • US Astronomer/Director of Mount Wilson, Dies at the Age of 79

195519531952

1949 - 1940

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

194919471944
  • At 37, a resistance fighter was executed

1940

1939 - 1930

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

1939193819371935
  • American archaeologist (Mayan civilization), is killed at the age of 78.

1934

1929 - 1920

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

19291927
  • Spanish painter and sculpturer who spent most of his adult life in France. His works, which are closely connected to an innovative artistic genreaEUR"CubismaEUR"are among the movement's most distinctive.

1920

1919 - 1910

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

19171916
  • Johannes Brahms was a German organist, composer and conductor. He was prolific and composed music for organ, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His many creations include "Fantasy," "BAPcklin Suite," and "Fugue In C Minor," as well as "Improvisation," and "Fugue On Bach".

  • German physicist and astronomer (Born 1873)

  • German composer / pianist/organist dies at 43

1909 - 1900

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

1907
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