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In the year 1911
770 Notable birthdays
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Wilfred Burchett
Australian journalist (1911-1983).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Willem Johan Kolff
Dutch medical researcher (1911–2009).
Born February 14th, 1911 in Leiden.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Delaware County. [ref]
Edward Norris
American film actor (1911-2002).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 91 years old in Fort Bragg.
Reginald Victor Jones
World war ii scientist (1911-1997).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Herne Hill.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 86 years old in Aberdeen.
William Alfred Fowler
American nuclear physicist (1911-1995).
Born August 9th, 1911 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 14th, 1995 at 83 years old in Pasadena.
Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese origamist (1911-2005).
Born March 14th, 1911 in Kaminokawa.
Died March 14th, 2005 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Józef Cyrankiewicz
Polish politician (1911–1989).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Tarnów. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1989 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
José María Arguedas
Peruvian writer (1911–1969).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist (1911–1987).
Born March 31st, 1911 in Charleston.
Died March 3rd, 1987 at 75 years old in Las Vegas.
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Robert Marchand
French bicycle racer (1911–2021).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Amiens.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 109 years old in Mitry-Mory. [ref]
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Irwin Kostal
American musical arranger of films (1911–1994).
Born October 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died November 23rd, 1994 at 83 years old in Studio City.
Martin Sandberger
Ss officer (1911-2010).
Born August 17th, 1911 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 98 years old in Stuttgart.
Brunhilde Pomsel
German broadcaster; personal secretary to joseph goebbels.
Born January 11th, 1911 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 106 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gabriel Almond
American political scientist (1911-2002).
Born January 12th, 1911 in Rock Island.
Died December 25th, 2002 at 91 years old in Pacific Grove.
Edward H. Levi
Jewish american politician (1911-2000).
Born June 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).
Donald Sangster
Jamaican politician (1911-1967).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Saint Elizabeth Parish.
Died April 11th, 1967 at 55 years old in Montreal (subarachnoid hemorrhage).
Claire Dodd
American actress (1908/1911–1973).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Baxter.
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 61 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
Indian writer (1911–1987).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Kushinagar.
Died April 4th, 1987 at 76 years old in New Delhi.
Roman Totenberg
Polish-american musician.
Born January 1st, 1911 in Łódź.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 101 years old in Newton. [ref]
Giovanni Bragolin
Italian painter (1911-1981).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Venice.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Padua. [ref]
Sufia Kamal
Bangladeshi writer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Barishal.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Indonesian statesman and economist (1911–1989).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Bantam Residency.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
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