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March 11th
148 Notable deaths
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese statesman, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925).
Born November 12th, 1866 in Cuiheng. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1925 at 58 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (liver cancer). [ref]
Slobodan Milošević
Yugoslavian and serbian politician (1941−2006).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Požarevac. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2006 at 64 years old in Scheveningen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Keith Emerson
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Todmorden.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ken Dodd
English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor (1927-2018).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Knotty Ash.
Died March 11th, 2018 at 90 years old in Knotty Ash (bronchitis).
Philo Farnsworth
American inventor.
Born August 19th, 1906 in Beaver.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 64 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer and explorer.
Born October 25th, 1888 in Winchester. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in Boston. [ref]
Merlin Olsen
American football player and actor (1940-2010).
Born September 15th, 1940 in Logan.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 69 years old in City of Hope National Medical Center (mesothelioma). [ref]
Michel Roux
French chef.
Born April 19th, 1941 in Charolles. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Bray (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Danish businessman (1891-1958).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Sønder Omme.
Died March 11th, 1958 at 66 years old in Billund (myocardial infarction).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein