Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Oct-11

Died on This Day (Oct-11)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Ward Christensen Ward Christensen Ward Christensen is the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system ever brought online. American computer scientist 78 1
  Pauline Jani Pauline Jani is a former Zimbabwean netball player who represented Zimbabwe internationally and played in the positions of goal keeper and goal shooter. Zimbabwean netball player 34 2
Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Irish-British actress 96 3
  Julija Portjanko Julija Portjanko , also known as Julija Nikolic , was a Macedonian handball player. Ukrainian-born Macedonian handball player 38 4
Joe Morgan Joe Morgan Joe Leonard Morgan was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Colt . American baseball player 77 5
Alexei Leonov Alexei Leonov Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. Soviet Russian cosmonaut 85 6
Labinot Harbuzi Labinot Harbuzi Labinot Harbuzi was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Swedish footballer 32 7
Ewen Whitaker Ewen Whitaker Ewen Adair Whitaker was a British-born astronomer who specialized in lunar studies. British-born astronomer 94 9
Claire Rayner Claire Rayner Claire Berenice Rayner, OBE was an English journalist, broadcaster, novelist and nurse, best known for her role for many years as an advice columnist. Agony Aunt 79 15
Angelo DiGeorge Angelo DiGeorge Angelo Mario DiGeorge was an Italian American physician and pediatric endocrinologist from Philadelphia who pioneered the research on the autosomal dominant immunodeficiency now commonly referred to as DiGeorge syndrome. American physician 88 16
Neal Hefti Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. American musician 85 17
Edward Szczepanik Edward Szczepanik Edward Franciszek Szczepanik was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile. Prime Minister of Poland 90 20
Donald Dewar Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar was a Scottish politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. British politician 63 25
Jeff York Jeff York Jeff York was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name, Granville Owen Scofield. American actor 83 30
Günter Kuhnke Günter Kuhnke Günter Kuhnke was a German submarine commander during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine, West Germany's navy. German Admiral 78 35
Tex Williams Tex Williams Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams was an American Western swing musician. American musician 68 40
István Antal István Antal István Antal was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education and as Minister of Justice in 1944. Hungarian politician 79 50
Charles Kavanagh Charles Kavanagh Lieutenant General Sir Charles Toler MacMorrough Kavanagh, KCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO was a British Army officer who commanded the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Amiens. British Army general 86 75
Joseph Grout Joseph Grout Joseph Grout was an English first-class cricketer. English cricketer 59 150
Hans Herr Hans Herr Hans Herr was born in Zürich, Switzerland. While often cited as a descendant of the knight Hugo Herr, scholarship done in the 20th century has put this claim in doubt. American bishop 86 300