Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 11

1872  On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

1886  On August - 11 death of lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (b. 1843)   

1890  John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on August - 11.   

1892  Death of Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. 1813) on August - 11.   

1901  Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1903  On August - 11 death of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (b. 1839)   

1908  On this day in history death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on August - 11.   

1935  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  Death of Blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies   

1939  On this day in history death of jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909)   

1942  Richard Heinrich Stein, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1949  Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  Ebbe Hamerik, composer, dies at 52 on August - 11.   

1952  Riccardo Martin, composer, dies at 77 on August - 11.   

1953  On this day in history ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies   

1954  Death of Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 11 jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)   

1961  Death of Antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910) on August - 11.   

1965  Bill Woodfull, cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies on August - 11.   

1968  On August - 11 lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies   

1972  Max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1973  Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46 on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 11 jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies   

1975  Anthony C McAuliffe, US gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1982  Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63 on August - 11.   

1984  Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1987  Clara Peller, commercial spokesperson (Wendy's), dies at 86 on August - 11.   

1988  On this day in history anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59   

1989  On this day in history john Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies   

1991  Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89 on August - 11.   

1994  On this day in history dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster, dies at 60   

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1467  On August - 11 birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.