History Deaths on March 11

Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (b. 1885)

#Pierre_Renoir

Iolanda Bala?, Romanian high jumper and educator (b. 1936)

#Iolanda_Bala?

Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American journalist and historian (b. 1882)

#Hendrik_Willem_van_Loon

Henry Adefope, Nigerian physician and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria (b. 1926)

#Henry_Adefope

Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (b. 1927)

#Simón_Alberto_Consalvi

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (b. 1145)

#Marie_of_France,_Countess_of_Champagne

Tigran Chukhajian, Armenian composer and conductor (b. 1837)

#Tigran_Chukhajian

Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

#Richard_Brooks

Bob Crow, English trade union leader (b. 1961)

#Bob_Crow

Donato Bramante, Italian architect, designed the San Pietro in Montorio (b. 1444)

#Donato_Bramante

Roy Chapman Andrews, American paleontologist and explorer (b. 1884)

#Roy_Chapman_Andrews

Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

#Betty_Hutton

Benjamin West, American-English painter and academic (b. 1738)

#Benjamin_West

Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer and educator (b. 1543)

#Giovanni_Maria_Nanino

John Forbes, Scottish general (b. 1710)

#John_Forbes_(British_Army_officer)

Erica Andrews, Mexican-American drag queen performer (b. 1969)

#Erica_Andrews

Stanis?aw Koniecpolski, Polish soldier and statesman (b. c. 1592)

#Stanis?aw_Koniecpolski

Sophronius of Jerusalem (b. 560)

#638

Eulogius of Córdoba, Spanish martyr and saint (b. 819)

#857

John J. McCloy, American lawyer and banker (b. 1895)

#John_J._McCloy

Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (b. 1826)

#Thomas_Alexander_Browne

James Kee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

#James_Kee

Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

#Alexander_Fleming

James B. Morehead, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

#James_B._Morehead

Edmondo De Amicis, Italian journalist and author (b. 1846)

#Edmondo_De_Amicis

Henri Giraud, French general and politician (b. 1879)

#Henri_Giraud

Slobodan Miloševi?, Serbian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1941)

#Slobodan_Miloševi?

Jean Casimir-Perier, French lawyer and politician, 6th President of France (b. 1847)

#Jean_Casimir-Perier

Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1865)

#Julio_Garavito_Armero

Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1939)

#Claude_François

F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1888)

#F._W._Murnau

Benjamin Waugh, American minister and activist (b. 1839)

#Benjamin_Waugh

Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1803)

#Vladimir_Odoyevsky

Kostas Roukounas, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1903)

#Kostas_Roukounas

Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1948)

#Jimmy_Greenspoon

Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)

#Sir_James_Outram,_1st_Baronet

Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1893)

#Ulysses_S._Grant_IV

Whitney Young, American activist (b. 1921)

#Whitney_Young

Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1414)

#Albrecht_III_Achilles,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

Vince Edwards, American actor and director (b. 1928)

#Vince_Edwards

Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (b. 1922)

#Camille_Laurin

Elagabalus, Roman emperor (b. 203)

#222

Willard Richards, American journalist and religious leader (b. 1804)

#Willard_Richards

Anastasios Charalambis, Greek general and politician, 109th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1862)

#Anastasios_Charalambis

Doreen Massey, English geographer and academic (b. 1944)

#Doreen_Massey_(geographer)

Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (b. 1888)

#Richard_E._Byrd

Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (b. 1786)

#Moshoeshoe_I

Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer (b. 1520)

#Matthias_Flacius

John Toland, Irish philosopher and theorist (b. 1670)

#John_Toland

Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1931)

#Hans_van_Mierlo

Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery author (b. 1952)

#Mary_Rosenblum

John Daly, Irish runner (b. 1880)

#John_Daly_(athlete)

John Wyndham, English soldier and author (b. 1903)

#John_Wyndham

Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (b. 1811)

#Charles_Sumner

James Tobin, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

#James_Tobin

Keith Emerson, English musician and composer. (b. 1944)

#Keith_Emerson

Ha?im ??can, Turkish educator and politician, 18th Mayor of ?stanbul (b. 1898)

#Ha?im_??can

Xenophon Stratigos, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister of Transport (b. 1869)

#Xenophon_Stratigos

William Rosecrans, American general and politician (b. 1819)

#William_Rosecrans

Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1911)

#Sonny_Terry

Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (b. 1889)

#Erle_Stanley_Gardner

Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (b. 1906)

#Philo_Farnsworth

Florian Siwicki, Polish general and politician (b. 1925)

#Florian_Siwicki

George McDuffie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)

#George_McDuffie

Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)

#Bernie_Geoffrion

Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860)

#Joseph_S._Cullinan

Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (b. 1882)

#Geraldine_Farrar

Gerald Hurst, American chemist and academic (b. 1937)

Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (b. 1931)

Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (b. 1952)

Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1967)

Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1946)

Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (b. 1930)

Gösta Schwarck, German-Danish pianist and composer (b. 1915)

Sid Couchey, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)

Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (b. 1950)

T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1934)

Merlin Olsen, American football player and actor (b. 1940)

John Hill, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1941)

Charles Lewis, Jr., American businessman, co-founded Tapout Clothing (b. 1963)

Nils Taube, Estonian-English businessman (b. 1928)

Brian Cleeve, English-Irish author and playwright (b. 1921)

Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist, anatomist, and neurologist (b. 1906)

Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress and singer (b. 1945)

Will Glickman, American playwright (b. 1910)

Horace Gregory, American poet, translator, and academic (b. 1898)

Edmund Cooper, English poet and author (b. 1926)

Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Indian politician, 4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (b. 1902)

Harry Altham, English cricketer, historian and coach (b. 1888)

Lester Dent, American author (b. 1904)

Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded The Lego Group (b. 1891)

Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859)

Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (b. 1891)

Marie Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti (b. 1778)

Clemente Tabone, Maltese landowner and militia member (b. c. 1575)

Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian organist and composer (b. 1550)

Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow

John le Romeyn, Archbishop of York

Tai Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 408)