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In the year 1911
827 Notable birthdays
Clara Rockmore
Russian-american musician (1911-1998).
Born March 9th, 1911 in Vilnius.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
Jorge Negrete
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Chihuahua City, Guanajuato.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Hans Münch
German physician (1911–2001).
Born May 14th, 1911 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 89 years old in Roßhaupten (Alzheimer's disease).
David Ogilvy
British advertising executive (1911-1999).
Born June 23rd, 1911 in West Horsley.
Died July 21st, 1999 at 88 years old in Château de Touffou.
Harry Andrews
British actor (1911–1989).
Born November 10th, 1911 in Tonbridge.
Died March 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Salehurst.
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author (1911–1997).
Born June 15th, 1911 in Romsey.
Died March 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Stroud.
Hugh Marlowe
American actor (1911–1982).
Born January 30th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Fe del Mundo
Filipina pediatrician.
Born November 27th, 1911 in Intramuros.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 99 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Le Duc Tho
Vietnamese diplomat (1911–1990).
Born October 14th, 1911 in Hà Nam.
Died October 13th, 1990 at 78 years old in Hanoi (cancer).
Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet chess player.
Born August 17th, 1911 in Repino.
Died May 5th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Todor Zhivkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 7th, 1911 in Pravets.
Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Sofia (pneumonia).
Jules Dassin
American film director (1911–2008).
Born December 18th, 1911 in Middletown.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Athens (influenza). [ref]
Mitch Miller
American record producer and musician (1911–2010).
Born July 4th, 1911 in Rochester.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 99 years old in New York City.
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-american poet and nobel laureate (1911–2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šiauliai, Šeteniai.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków.
John Langshaw Austin
English philosopher (1911–1960).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster.
Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer).
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
25th chief of the clan fraser of lovat and a prominent british commando (1911-1995).
Born July 9th, 1911 in Beaufort Castle.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 83 years old in Beauly.
Yang Jiang
Chinese writer (1911-2016).
Born July 17th, 1911 in Beijing.
Died May 25th, 2016 at 104 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Romare Bearden
African american artist (1911–1988).
Born September 2nd, 1911 in Charlotte.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pritilata Waddedar
British indian bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932).
Born May 5th, 1911 in Chittagong.
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chittagong (cyanide poisoning).
Johnny Eck
American entertainer (1911-1991).
Born August 27th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 79 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Big Joe Turner
American singer (1911–1985).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood.
Katherine DeMille
Actress (1911-1995).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Vancouver.
Died April 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Tucson (Alzheimer's disease).
Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz
56th president of mexico.
Born March 12th, 1911 in Ciudad Serdan.
Died July 15th, 1979 at 68 years old in Mexico City (colorectal cancer).
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator (1911–1968).
Born July 9th, 1911 in Guling, Jiujiang.
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
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