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Famous Deaths on May 11

12 notable people died on May 11, including Herbert S. Gasser, Odd Hassel, Sallust.

Total Deaths
12
Avg Age at Death
63
Peak Century
20th Century

20th Century

4 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1944)
Odd Hassel
Odd Hassel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1969)
Ante Šupuk
Ante Šupuk
engineerentrepreneur
Croatian engineer and inventor (1838–1904)
İsmail Hakkı Berkok
İsmail Hakkı Berkok
military leadermilitary personnel
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1889–1954)

19th Century

4 deaths
Ludwig Engelhard Krebs
Ludwig Engelhard Krebs
apothecarybotanical collector
German apothecary and natural history collector (1792-1844)
Gerard van Spaendonck
Gerard van Spaendonck
botanical illustratorbotanist
Dutch painter (1746–1822)
Stephan Ludwig Roth
Stephan Ludwig Roth
parsonpolitician
Transylvanian Saxon intellectual, pedagogue and Lutheran pastor (1796-1849)
Israel Hwasser
Israel Hwasser
philosopherphysician
Swedish medical doctor and professor (1790-1860)

16th Century

1 death
Angelo Colocci
Angelo Colocci
Catholic bishopRenaissance humanist
Renaissance Italian humanist, cleric, and bishop of Nocera

11th Century

2 deaths
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic saint
Humbert of Silva Candida
Humbert of Silva Candida
Catholic priestdiplomat
French cardinal, writer and diplomat

1st Century BC

1 death
Sallust
Sallust
historianpolitician
Roman historian and politician (86 BC - c. 35 BC)

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