29 notable people died on May 11, including Herbert S. Gasser, Odd Hassel, Gotthard of Hildesheim.
21st Century
3 deaths
Jef Geeraerts
writer
Belgian novelist (1930–2015)
AE
Ahmed Khalil El-Giddawi
artistic gymnastgymnast
Egyptian gymnast
HL
Hrvoje Lorković
neuroscientist
Croatian physiologist and writer
20th Century
12 deaths
Herbert S. Gasser
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1944)
Odd Hassel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1969)
Ante Šupuk
engineerentrepreneur
Croatian engineer and inventor (1838–1904)
İsmail Hakkı Berkok
military leadermilitary personnel
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1889–1954)
Sidney Colvin
art criticart historian
English curator and literary and art critic (1845–1927)
Carlos Mugica
Catholic priestcolumnist
Argentine priest and activist (1930-1974)
Edoardo Anton
comedy writerfilm director
Italian playwright and screenwriter (1910–1986)
Hilda Kay Grant
biographernovelist
Canadian writer (1910–1996)
Canadian poet and writer (1930-2000)
LP
Leonora Polkinghorne
women's rights activistwriter
Australian writer and women's activist
Yannis Papaioannou
composer
Greek composer (1910-1989)
JG
Jesús Guerrero Galván
draftspersonpainter
Mexican artist (1910-1973)
19th Century
6 deaths
Gerard van Spaendonck
botanical illustratorbotanist
Dutch painter (1746–1822)
Ludwig Engelhard Krebs
apothecarybotanical collector
German apothecary and natural history collector (1792-1844)
Stephan Ludwig Roth
parsonpolitician
Transylvanian Saxon intellectual, pedagogue and Lutheran pastor (1796-1849)
Israel Hwasser
philosopherphysician
Swedish medical doctor and professor (1790-1860)
Carl Filtsch
composerpianist
Austrian musician (1830-1845)
Ignaz von Rudhart
juristpolitician
Prime Minister of Greece (1790-1838)
18th Century
2 deaths
Nicolás Fernández de Moratín
comedianpoet
Spanish writer
Torii Kiyomitsu
artistpainter
Painter and woodblock printer (1735-1785)
17th Century
1 death
Yagyū Munenori
Japanese swordmasterpolitician
Samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571-1646)
16th Century
2 deaths
Angelo Colocci
Catholic bishopRenaissance humanist
Renaissance Italian humanist, cleric, and bishop of Nocera
TH
Thohanbwa
monarch
King of Ava
11th Century
2 deaths
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic saint
Humbert of Silva Candida
Catholic priestdiplomat
French cardinal, writer and diplomat
1st Century BC
1 death
Sallust
historianpolitician
Roman historian and politician (86 BC - c. 35 BC)
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