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May 11th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2021

  • Colt Brennan was a college football star who played quarterback at the University of Hawaii.

  • American actor, director, and producer (d. 2021)

2020

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Peggy Lipton

    American actress. she is the archetypal hippie, with long shiny hair and hip attire. she was the female part of the tv series trio "mod squad", which ran from september 1968 to august 1973. after a long hiatus she was back on tv with "twin peaks", april 1990 to june 1991.

  • American criminal and prisoner (d. 2019)

2017

  • American football player. he was a safety/punter and was named all-nfl four years in a row. he also played in nine pro bowls.

2015

  • Flemish writer. he was a belgian congo colonial administrator. he sent his wife, children and parents back to belgium upon the declaration of independence for the congo. in august 1960, he returned to belgium. he was paid by the government during the six years that followed (return program). he needed to find work to survive after that. he made the …

  • Belgian politician and writer.

2012

  • Bertina Lopes was a renowned Cape Verdean painter known for her vibrant and expressive artwork.

2011

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Indian admiral (b. 1915)

  • Chilean economist and politician, chilean minister secretary-general of government (b. 1939)

  • Central african physician and politician, prime minister of the central african republic (b. 1926)

2008

2007

2006

  • American boxer. he was an olympic gold medalist and a professional heavyweight champion. he weighed 165-1/2 pounds and won the gold medal for middleweight at the 1952 olympic games. he won the professional heavyweight title twice more.

  • Clarence Petersen was an American journalist and author who worked for the Chicago Tribune for over 40 years.

  • American journalist and news anchor for NBC Nightly News.

  • American actor (born in 1921)

  • American boxer and actor (b. 1935)

2005

  • Greek rebetiko singer, composer (born 1917).

  • Canadian journalist and politician, 17th canadian minister of national defence (d. 2005)

2004

  • 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.

2002

2001

  • Mathematician known for contributions to algebraic geometry.

  • British author known for his science fiction series 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'

2000

  • 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

1999

1998

1997

  • George carlin's wife, tv producer, has died at the age of 57.

1996

  • Ifeanyichukwu Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria and a prominent figure in the country's independence movement.

  • 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.

  • Journalist dies at 48

1995

1994

1992

1991

1990

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).

1986

  • First African American head coach in the NFL and a standout player in the early days of professional football.

1985

  • Creator of the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' known for its futuristic technology.

  • Creator of the comic strip 'Dick Tracy' known for its futuristic technology.

  • Dick tracy, an american cartoonist and author, was born in 1985.

  • English co-founder of the soccer team (bradford city), is dead.

  • Jorja Curtright

    Actor, whistle stop, dies from a heart attack

1983

  • American science-fiction writer. she was the first woman to use her own name in science fiction without concealing her gender. she is the author of "the people" and "the pilgrimage".

  • American science fiction and fantasy author known for her stories about The People.

  • Pioneering chemist who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin.

  • Author (anything box), passes away at 65

1982

1981

  • 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 …

  • Norwegian chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1897)

  • Legendary reggae musician known for hits like 'No Woman, No Cry' and 'Redemption Song.'

  • 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

  • American singer-songwriter/guitarist (foggy mountains boys and nashville grass). (d. 1979).

  • Dies at 55

  • Musician (flatt & scruggs – "ballad of jed clampett"), who dies at the age of 64.

1978

1976

  • Famous architect known for his innovative designs.

  • Renowned Finnish architect known for his modernist designs.

  • Composer dies at 68

  • Finnish architect and designer known for his modernist buildings and furniture designs.

  • 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.

1971

  • Pioneering aviator who became the first woman to fly an aircraft across the Irish Sea.

  • Lefty Gordon was a prominent figure in politics, advocating for labor rights.

  • Klein was a celebrated poet whose works touched many hearts.

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1967

1966

  • British ww1 and ww2 soldier; author, ''the last englishman'' (born in 1897).

1965

1963

1962

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1958

  • Gwyn Staley was a talented NASCAR driver known for his skills on the track.

1956

  • Noted American painter known for his landscapes and portraits.

  • Us astronomer/director of mount wilson, dies at the age of 79

1955

1953

1952

1949 - 1940

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

1949

1947

1946

1944

  • Florine Stettheimer was an American painter known for her avant-garde works.

  • 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

1939

1938

1937

1936

  • Mitchell Palmer was a U.S. Attorney General known for his involvement in the Red Scare.

1935

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

1934

1930

  • Brigham Morris Young was an American artist known for his landscape paintings and illustrations.

1929 - 1920

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

1929

1927

  • Spanish painter known for his Cubist artworks.

  • 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.

1926

1924

  • Fleet Walker was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.

1920

1919 - 1910

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

1918

  • Australian politician, 25th premier of victoria (b. 1861)

1917

1916

  • 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".

  • Developed the first exact solution to Einstein's field equations of general relativity.

  • German composer / pianist/organist dies at 43

1909 - 1900

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

1908

  • Australian politician, 20th premier of south australia (b. 1850)

1907

1905

1903

  • First African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

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