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In the year 1911
770 Notable birthdays
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
1st military dictator of myanmar.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Paungdale.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 91 years old in Yangon.
Jorge Negrete
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Guanajuato, Chihuahua City.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
David Ogilvy
British advertising executive.
Born June 23rd, 1911 in West Horsley. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1999 at 88 years old in Château de Touffou. [ref]
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.
Born June 15th, 1911 in Romsey. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Stroud. [ref]
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]
Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet chess player.
Born August 17th, 1911 in Repino.
Died May 5th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
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).
Todor Zhivkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 7th, 1911 in Pravets. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Sofia (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
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 musician, singer, conductor and record producer.
Born July 4th, 1911 in Rochester. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2010 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
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).
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-american poet and nobel laureate (1911–2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šeteniai, Šiauliai.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków.
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Romare Bearden
African american artist (1911–1988).
Born September 2nd, 1911 in Charlotte. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1988 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter (1911-1985).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood. [ref]
Pritilata Waddedar
Indian woman freedom fighter.
Born May 5th, 1911 in Chattogram.
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chattogram (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).
Katherine DeMille
Actress (1911-1995).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1995 at 83 years old in Tucson (Alzheimer's disease).
Gustav Wagner
Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).
Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).
Jean-Pierre Aumont
French actor (1911–2001).
Born January 5th, 1911 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 90 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction).
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Lianxi District. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
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