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May 11th
145 Notable deaths
Bob Marley
Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981).
Born February 6th, 1945 in Nine Mile. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1981 at 36 years old in Jackson Memorial Hospital (melanoma). [ref]
Peggy Lipton
American actress and singer (1946-2019).
Born August 30th, 1946 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jerry Stiller
American actor and comedian (1927–2020).
Born June 8th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Rob Hall
New zealand mountaineer (1961-1996).
Born January 14th, 1961 in Christchurch.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 35 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).
Douglas Adams
English science fiction writer and humourist (1952–2001).
Born March 11th, 1952 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kim Philby
Kgb double agent for the soviet union.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Ambala. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1988 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide.
Born December 24th, 1955 in Muskegon.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 40 years old in Mount Everest (altitude sickness, hypothermia).
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
American financier and philanthropist.
Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).
Norman Lloyd
American actor, producer and director.
Born November 8th, 1914 in Jersey City.
Died May 11th, 2021 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Barbara Hutton
American philanthropist and socialite (1912-1979).
Born November 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
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