Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Aug-11

Died on This Day (Aug-11)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Miguel Uribe Turbay Miguel Uribe Turbay Colombian politician Senator of Colombia 39 1
  Talos Irish musician Irish musician 36 2
Hana Mazi Jamnik Hana Mazi Jamnik Slovene cross-country skier Slovenian cross-country skier 19 4
Trini Lopez Trini Lopez American singer and musician American singer 83 6
V. S. Naipaul V. S. Naipaul Trinidadian-British writer Trinidadian-British writer 85 8
  Kim Wall 2017 murder in Denmark Swedish freelance journalist 30 9
Glenn Yarbrough Glenn Yarbrough American folk singer American folk singer 86 10
George Devol George Devol George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. Inventor 99 15
Dan Rostenkowski Dan Rostenkowski Daniel David Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. US Representative 82 16
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. Kennedy sister 88 17
  Don Helms Donald "Don" Hugh Helms was a steel guitarist best known as the steel guitar player of Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys group. Steel guitarist 81 18
Maurice Boitel Maurice Boitel French painter French painter 88 19
Mike Douglas Mike Douglas Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. , known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor. Big Band singer 81 20
Charles R. Meyer Charles R. Meyer Charles R. "Monk" Meyer was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the first year the trophy was awarded, while playing for the United States Military Academy. Recipient of the Purple Heart medal 90 25
Alfred Dompert Alfred Dompert Alfred Dompert was a German runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Athletics (sport) competitor 76 35
Howard Jarvis Howard Jarvis Howard Arnold Jarvis was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician. American politician 82 40
Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. Abstract/Expressionist American Artist 44 70
Stephen Early Stephen Early Stephen Tyree Early was a U.S. journalist and government official. American journalist 61 75
Jamini Bhushan Ray Jamini Bhushan Ray Jamini Bhushan Ray was an Indian physician, as well as an Ayurvedic doctor , an erudite Sanskrit scholar, and a philanthropist. Indian doctor 47 100
Shō Tai Shō Tai last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom Japanese noble 58 125