20 notable people died on October 11, including William Vickrey, Claudius, Al-Mansur.
20th Century
10 deathsWilliam Vickrey
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1996)
Oswald Pirow
juristlawyer
South African far-right politician (1890–1959)
Erich von Tschermak
biologistbotanist
Austrian geneticist (1871-1962)
Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath
aristocratdiplomat
Irish politician and philanthropist (1841-1929)
Rudolf Koivu
illustratorpainter
Finnish painter, illustrator and writer (1890–1946)
Rita Cetina Gutiérrez
activistpoet
Mexican teacher, poet and feminist (1846-1908)
Walburga, Lady Paget
diaristlady-in-waiting
German diarist, writer and friend of Queen Victoria (1839-1929)
Mario Szenessy
linguistliterary critic
German writer (1930-1976)
BS
Benno Schotz
engineersculptor
Estonian-Scottish sculptor (1891-1984)
LB
Lucelle Frances Beetham
botanical illustratorpainter
New Zealand artist (1842-1910)
19th Century
5 deathsCatharine R. Williams
historianpoet
American writer
JA
Johann Conrad Ammann
naturalistphysician
(1724-1811)
François-Joseph Navez
painter
Belgian painter (1787–1869)
SP
Samuel Hirsh Peltin
booksellerGerman–Polish translator
Polish Jewish writer, translator, and publisher (1831–1896)
NT
Natalicio de María Talavera
journalistpoet
Paraguayan journalist, poet and soldier during the War of the Triple Alliance
18th Century
2 deathsGiovanni Salvemini
astronomerjurist
Italian mathematician (1709-1791)
Guillaume Amontons
inventormathematician
French scientific instrument inventor and physicist (1663-1705)
17th Century
1 deathBernardo de Balbuena
Catholic bishoppoet
Poet
8th Century
1 deathAl-Mansur
poetpolitician
Second Abbasid Caliph (714-775)
1st Century
1 deathClaudius
historianpolitician
Fourth Roman emperor (41–54)
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