Famous Deaths on May 11, Who Died on May 11
Here is a list who died on May 11. Famous deaths for the 11th of May. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on May 11. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1610 | Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552) |
| 1778 | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708) |
| 1779 | John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711) |
| 1812 | Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762) |
| 1848 | Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781) |
| 1849 | Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777) |
| 1882 | Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816) |
| 1889 | John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801) |
| 1908 | Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850) |
| 1916 | Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873) |
| 1918 | George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861) |
| 1920 | James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878) |
| 1927 | Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887) |
| 1929 | Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864) |
| 1938 | George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858) |
| 1946 | Seán McCaughey Irish Republican, Hunger Striker |
| 1955 | Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874) |
| 1960 | John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874) |
| 1963 | Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1967 | James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930) |
| 1979 | Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914) |
| 1981 | Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) |
| 1983 | Zenna Henderson, American writer (b. 1917) |
| 1985 | Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900) |
| 1986 | Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894) |
| 1988 | Kim Philby, British-Soviet double agent (b. 1912) |
| 1994 | Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928) |
| 2001 | Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952) |
| 2002 | Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
| 2003 | Noel Redding, English bass player (b. 1945) |
| 2005 | Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1908) |
| 2006 | Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935) |
| 2007 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913) |
| 2008 | John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (b. 1953) |
| 2009 | Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926) |
| 2010 | Doris Eaton Travis, American dancer and vaudevillian (b. 1904) |
| 2011 | Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977) |
| 2019 | Peggy Lipton, American actress, model, and singer (b. 1946) |
| 2020 | Jerry Stiller, American comedian, actor (b. 1927) |
| 2021 | Colt Brennan, American quarterback |
| 912 | Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine Emperor, the second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (b.866). |
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