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In the year 1911

685 Notable birthdays

Clara Rockmore

Russian-born american musician.

Born March 9th, 1911 in Vilnius.

Died May 10th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.

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).

Josh Gibson

American hall of fame baseball player.

Born December 21st, 1911 in Buena Vista.

Died January 20th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke).

Wilhelm Mohnke

German ss commander (1911-2001).

Born March 15th, 1911 in Lübeck.

Died August 6th, 2001 at 90 years old in Rahlstedt.

Bill Monroe

American bluegrass musician, songwriter (1911-1996).

Born September 13th, 1911 in Rosine. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1996 at 84 years old in Springfield (stroke). [ref]

Prince Bernhard, Prince Consort of the Netherlands

Spouse of queen juliana of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).

Born June 29th, 1911 in Jena. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]

Samuel Reshevsky

American chess player.

Born November 26th, 1911 in Ozorków.

Died April 4th, 1992 at 80 years old in New York City.

Thora Hird

British actress (1911-2003).

Born May 28th, 1911 in Morecambe. [ref]

Died March 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Royal Variety Charity (stroke).

Nicholas Ray

American film director (1911-1979).

Born August 7th, 1911 in La Crosse. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Michael Hordern

British actor (1911–1995).

Born October 3rd, 1911 in Berkhamsted. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1995 at 83 years old in Oxford (kidney disease). [ref]

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