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In the year 1911
827 Notable birthdays
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Pakistani urdu poet and author (1911–1984).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Sialkot.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Lina Heydrich
German writer.
Born June 14th, 1911 in Fehmarn.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 74 years old in Fehmarn.
John C. Woods
American executioner (1911-1950).
Born June 5th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 39 years old in Enewetak Atoll (electrocution).
Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Long Beach.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema).
Wilhelm Mohnke
German military officer ss regiment/division brigade commander (1911–2001).
Born March 15th, 1911 in Lübeck.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 90 years old in Rahlstedt.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Port Arthur.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 45 years old in Galveston (colorectal cancer).
Prince Aly Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1911–1960).
Born June 13th, 1911 in Turin.
Died May 12th, 1960 at 48 years old in Suresnes (traffic collision).
Qian Xuesen
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 97 years old in Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Husband of queen juliana of the netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).
Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian writer (1901_2006).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Al-Jamāliyah.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 94 years old in Agouza (bacterial pneumonia, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Nicholas Ray
American film director (1911-1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in La Crosse.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
John Archibald Wheeler
American physicist (1911-2008).
Born July 9th, 1911 in Jacksonville.
Died April 13th, 2008 at 96 years old in Hightstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Butterfly McQueen
American actress (1911-1995).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Tampa.
Died December 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Augusta.
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter (1911-1996).
Born September 13th, 1911 in Rosine.
Died September 9th, 1996 at 84 years old in Springfield (stroke).
Luis Walter Alvarez
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988).
Born June 13th, 1911 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1988 at 77 years old in Berkeley (lung cancer). [ref]
Man Singh II of Jaipur
Maharaja of jaipur (1911–1970).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Isarda.
Died June 24th, 1970 at 58 years old in Cirencester (horse fall).
Fauja Singh
British-indian centenarian marathon runner.
Born April 1st, 1911 in Jalandhar.
Died July 14th, 2025 at 114 years old in Jalandhar (traffic collision). [ref]
Michael Hordern
British actor (1911–1995).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Berkhamsted.
Died May 2nd, 1995 at 83 years old in Oxford (kidney disease).
Thora Hird
British actress (1911–2003).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Morecambe.
Died March 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Royal Variety Charity (stroke).
Nino Rota
Italian composer.
Born December 3rd, 1911 in Milan.
Died April 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Rome (coronary thrombosis).
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet (1911–1979).
Born February 8th, 1911 in Worcester.
Died October 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Boston (intracranial aneurysm).
Hank Greenberg
Baseball outfielder (1911–1986).
Born January 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Ne Win
Military leader and head of state of burma from 1962 to 1988.
Born May 24th, 1911 in Paungdale.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 91 years old in Yangon.
Lala Amarnath
Indian cricketer (1911-2000).
Born September 11th, 1911 in Kapurthala.
Died August 5th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Samuel Reshevsky
American chess player.
Born November 26th, 1911 in Ozorków.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 80 years old in New York City.
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