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Who died on January 11
133 figures who shaped history died on January 11.
- 133deaths
- 49events
Best known
Best known
Pope John VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 701 to 705
Emperor Kōnin
Emperor of Japan from 770 to 781
Staurakios
Byzantine emperor in 811 (790s–812)
Michael I Rangabe
Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813
Boso of Provence
King of Provence
Constantine IX Monomachos
Byzantine emperor from 1042 to 1055
Pope John VI — Head of the Catholic Church from 701 to 705, who died on January 11 705.
Emperor Kōnin — Emperor of Japan from 770 to 781, who died on January 11 782.
Staurakios — Byzantine emperor in 811 (790s–812), who died on January 11 812.
Michael I Rangabe — Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813, who died on January 11 844.
Boso of Provence — King of Provence, who died on January 11 887.
Constantine IX Monomachos — Byzantine emperor from 1042 to 1055, who died on January 11 1055.
All entries
- 140AAD 140Calendar year
- 937EEmpress Cao (Li Siyuan's wife)
- 937LLi ChongmeiChinese general and prince
- 937LLi CongkeEmperor of Later Tang from 934 to 937
- 937EEmpress Liu (Li Congke's wife)
- 1068EEgbert I of MeissenMargrave of Meissen from 1067 to 1068
- 1083OOtto of Nordheim11th-century Bavarian nobleman
- 1266
Świętopełk II, Duke of PomeraniaDuke of Gdansk from 1215 to 1266
- 1344TThomas Charlton (bishop)14th-century Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor of England
- 1372
Eleanor of LancasterEnglish noblewoman
- 1396IIsidore Glabas
- 1397
SkirgailaGrand Duke of Lithuania from 1386 to 1392 - 1494
Domenico GhirlandaioItalian Renaissance painter from Florence - 1495
Pedro González de MendozaSpanish cardinal and statesman - 1546
Gaudenzio FerrariItalian painter and sculptor (c. 1471–1546) - 1554
Min BinKing of Arakan from 1531 to 1554 - 1641JJuan de JáureguiSpanish painter
- 1696CCharles AlbanelFrench missionary explorer and Jesuit priest
- 1703
Johann Georg GraeviusGerman academic - 1713
Pierre JurieuFrench Protestant leader - 1735
Danilo I, Metropolitan of CetinjeMetropolitan of Cetinje from 1697–1735 - 1753
Hans SloaneAnglo-Irish physician, naturalist and collector - 1757LLouis Bertrand CastelMathematician, philosopher
- 1762
Louis-François RoubiliacFrench sculptor - 1763
Caspar AbelGerman theologian, historian and poet
- 1771
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'ArgensFrench philosopher and writer - 1788
François Joseph Paul de GrasseFrench naval officer - 1791
William Williams PantycelynWelsh hymnist, poet and prose writer - 1798
Heraclius II of GeorgiaKing of Kakheti (1744–1798) and Kartli - 1801
Domenico CimarosaItalian composer - 1824TThomas Mullins, 1st Baron VentryAnglo-Irish politician and peer
- 1836
John Molson18th and 19th-century Canadian businessman - 1843
Francis Scott KeyAmerican lawyer and poet - 1866
Gustavus Vaughan BrookeIrish stage actor - 1866JJohn Woolley (educator)
- 1867
Stuart DonaldsonNew South Wales politician and Premier - 1882
Theodor SchwannGerman physiologist - 1891
Georges-Eugène HaussmannFrench official who renovated Paris - 1902
Johnny Briggs (cricketer)English cricketer - 1904WWilliam Sawyer (politician)Canadian politician
- 1914
Carl JacobsenDanish brewer, art collector and philanthropist - 1920
Steinar SchjøttNorwegian educator, philologist and lexicographer - 1923
Constantine I of GreeceKing of Greece (1913–17; 1920–22) - 1928
Thomas HardyEnglish novelist and poet - 1929
Elfrida AndréeSwedish organist, composer and conductor - 1931JJames Milton CarrollAmerican historian, writer and pastor
- 1937
Nuri ConkerTurkish politician - 1941
Emanuel LaskerGerman chess player - 1944
Galeazzo CianoItalian diplomat and politician - 1947
Eva TanguayCanadian vaudeville singer and film actor - 1952
Jean de Lattre de TassignyFrench general - 1952
Aureliano PertileItalian tenor - 1953
Noe ZhordaniaGeorgian journalist, intellectual, revolutionary and politician - 1953
Roberta FulbrightAmerican businesswoman - 1954
Oscar Straus (composer)Viennese composer - 1957
Robert GarranFirst Solicitor-General of Australia - 1961
Elena GerhardtGerman opera singer - 1963
Arthur NockEnglish classicist and theologian - 1965
Wally PippAmerican baseball player - 1966
Alberto GiacomettiSwiss sculptor and painter - 1966
Lal Bahadur ShastriPrime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 - 1968MMoshe Zvi Segal
- 1969
Richmal CromptonEnglish short-story writer and novelist - 1972
Padraic ColumIrish writer - 1975
Max Lorenz (tenor)German tenor - 1980
Barbara PymEnglish novelist - 1981
Beulah BondiAmerican actress
- 1985
Edward BuzzellAmerican actor and director - 1985
William McKellAustralian politician - 1986SSid ChaplinEnglish writer
- 1986
Andrzej CzokPolish mountaineer - 1987AAlbert FerberSwiss musician
- 1988
Pappy BoyingtonUnited States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient - 1988
Isidor RabiAmerican physicist - 1989RRay Moore (broadcaster)British broadcaster
- 1990
Carolyn HaywoodAmerican writer - 1991
Carl David AndersonAmerican physicist - 1994
Helmut PoppendickWW2 SS Doctor & war criminal - 1995
Josef GingoldAmerican violinist - 1995OOnat KutlarTurkish writer and poet, founder
- 1995
Lewis Nixon IIIUnited States Army officer - 1995
Theodor WischWaffen-SS commander
- 1996
Roger CrozierCanadian ice hockey goaltender - 1999
Fabrizio De AndréItalian singer-songwriter - 1999
Naomi MitchisonScottish novelist and poet - 1999
Brian Moore (novelist)Novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland - 2000IIvan Combe
- 2000
Bob LemonAmerican baseball player and manager - 2000
Betty ArchdaleEnglish-Australian educator and cricketer - 2001
Denys LasdunEnglish architect - 2002
Henri VerneuilFrench-Armenian director and screenwriter - 2003
Jože PučnikSlovenian politician - 2004
Spalding GrayAmerican actor and writer - 2007
Solveig DommartinFrench actress - 2007
Robert Anton WilsonAmerican writer and futurist - 2008
Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer - 2008
Carl KarcherAmerican businessman, founded Carl's Jr. - 2010
Miep GiesDutch citizen who hid Anne Frank - 2010
Éric RohmerFrench film director - 2011
David Nelson (actor)American actor - 2012
Mostafa Ahmadi RoshanIranian nuclear scientist - 2012GGilles JacquierFrench photojournalist and reporter
- 2012EEdgar Kaiser Jr.American-Canadian financier
- 2012
Wally OsterkornAmerican basketball player
- 2012
Steven RawlingsBritish astrophysicist - 2012DDavid Whitaker (composer)English composer and arranger
- 2013GGuido FortiFounder and team manager of Formula One team Forti
- 2013
Nguyễn KhánhSouth Vietnamese military supreme ruler - 2013
Mariangela MelatoItalian actress - 2013
Tom Parry JonesWelsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur - 2013AAlemayehu ShumyeEthiopian long-distance runner
- 2013
Aaron SwartzAmerican computer programmer and activist - 2014
Keiko AwajiJapanese actress
- 2014
Muhammad Habibur RahmanBangladeshi statesman - 2014
Chai Trong-rongTaiwanese politician - 2014
Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 - 2015
Jenő BuzánszkyHungarian football player and manager - 2015
Anita EkbergSwedish actress - 2015
Chashi Nazrul IslamBangladeshi film director - 2015VVernon Benjamin MountcastleAmerican physician
- 2016
Monte IrvinAmerican baseball player - 2016DDavid MarguliesAmerican actor
- 2017
Adenan SatemMalaysian politician - 2018
Edgar Ray KillenKu Klux Klan organizer convicted of manslaughter - 2019
Michael AtiyahBritish-Lebanese mathematician - 2023
Carole CookAmerican actress - 2026
Richard CodeyAmerican politician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on January 11?
133 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 11, including Pope John VI, Emperor Kōnin, Staurakios. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on January 11?
49 documented historical events happened on January 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Theodora Porphyrogenita became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her brother-in-law Constantine IX Monomachos. On the same day, in another year: Arauco War: The Mapuche-Huilliche of southern Chile defeated a slave-hunting Spanish army at the Battle of Río Bueno. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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