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In the year 1911
827 Notable birthdays
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).
Ruth Hussey
American actress (1911–2005).
Born October 30th, 1911 in Providence.
Died April 19th, 2005 at 93 years old in Newbury Park (surgical complications).
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).
Mary Hayley Bell
English actress, writer and dramatist (1911–2005).
Born January 22nd, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died December 1st, 2005 at 94 years old in Chiltern (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Civil rights activist from alaska (1911–1958).
Born July 4th, 1911 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1958 at 47 years old in Juneau (cancer). [ref]
Clare Hollingworth
British journalist (1911-2017).
Born October 10th, 1911 in Knighton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2017 at 105 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Gail Patrick
American actress and television producer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Karel Čurda
Czech parachutist (1911-1947).
Born October 10th, 1911 in Nová Hlína, Stará Hlína. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Eric Williams
First prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1911–1981).
Born September 25th, 1911 in Trinidad. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1981 at 69 years old in Port of Spain (cancer). [ref]
John Gorton
Australian politician, 19th prime minister of australia (1911–2002).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 90 years old in Sydney.
Gardner Fox
American comics writer and novelist (1911–1986).
Born May 20th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 75 years old in Princeton.
Gian Carlo Menotti
Italian-american composer and librettist (1911–2007).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Cadegliano Viconago.
Died February 1st, 2007 at 95 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Karl Silberbauer
Austrian ss officer (1911–1972).
Born June 21st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Herta Oberheuser
Nazi physician (1911–1978).
Born May 15th, 1911 in Cologne.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 66 years old in Linz am Rhein.
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979).
Born December 15th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Terence Rattigan
British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977).
Born June 10th, 1911 in London.
Died November 30th, 1977 at 66 years old in Hamilton (bone cancer).
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Summum.
Died February 16th, 1967 at 55 years old in Encino (leukemia).
Amelia Boynton Robinson
American civil rights activist (1911–2015).
Born August 18th, 1911 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2015 at 104 years old in Montgomery (stroke). [ref]
Shiing-Shen Chern
Chinese-american mathematician and poet (1911-2004).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Jiaxing.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 93 years old in Tianjin (heart failure). [ref]
Simone Simon
French actress.
Born April 23rd, 1911 in 13th arrondissement of Marseille.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 93 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
E. F. Schumacher
British economist (1911–1977).
Born August 16th, 1911 in Bonn.
Died September 4th, 1977 at 66 years old in Switzerland (myocardial infarction).
George Stigler
American economist (1911–1991).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Seattle, Renton.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 80 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Kay Walsh
English actress (1911-2005).
Born November 15th, 1911 in London.
Died April 16th, 2005 at 93 years old in London.
Ann Doran
American actress (1911–2000).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo.
Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease).
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart.
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