Died on
Who died on October 11
91 figures who shaped history died on October 11.
- 91deaths
- 41events
Best known
Best known
Bruno the Great
Archbishop of Cologne; Lotharingian Duke
Sima Guang
Song dynasty scholar
William I of Boulogne
Count of Boulogne from 1153 to 1159
Pope Boniface VIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 to 1347
Jan Žižka
Czech military commander
Bruno the Great — Archbishop of Cologne; Lotharingian Duke, who died on October 11 965.
Sima Guang — Song dynasty scholar, who died on October 11 1086.
William I of Boulogne — Count of Boulogne from 1153 to 1159, who died on October 11 1159.
Pope Boniface VIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303, who died on October 11 1303.
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor — Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 to 1347, who died on October 11 1347.
Jan Žižka — Czech military commander, who died on October 11 1424.
All entries
- 1188
Robert I of DreuxFrench prince - 1531
Huldrych ZwingliProtestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder - 1542
Thomas Wyatt (poet)English poet and diplomat - 1579
Sokollu Mehmed PashaGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1565 to 1579 - 1667
Mattias de' MediciGovernor of Siena - 1684
James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of CastlehavenIrish nobleman (c. 1612–1684) - 1698
William MolyneuxAnglo-Irish writer and philosopher - 1705
Guillaume AmontonsFrench scientific instrument inventor and physicist - 1708
Ehrenfried Walther von TschirnhausGerman mathematician, physician, and philosopher - 1721
Edward ColstonEnglish merchant and slave trader - 1725
Hans HerrSwiss-American Mennonite bishop - 1779
Casimir PulaskiPolish nobleman and American Revolutionary War general
- 1809
Meriwether LewisAmerican explorer and politician - 1821JJohn Ross KeyAmerican judge
- 1830
José de la MarPresident of Peru from 1827 to 1829 - 1837
Samuel Wesley (composer, born 1766)English organist and composer - 1852
Gotthold EisensteinGerman mathematician - 1889
James Prescott JouleEnglish physicist - 1896
Edward White BensonArchbishop of Canterbury - 1896
Anton BrucknerAustrian composer - 1897
Léon BoëllmannFrench composer and organist - 1904
Mary Tenney GrayAmerican editorial writer, clubwoman, and philanthropist - 1908
Rita Cetina GutiérrezMexican teacher, poet and feminist - 1932
William Alden SmithAmerican politician - 1935
Steele RuddAuthor novelist and short story author - 1940
Vito VolterraItalian mathematician and physicist - 1941HHeinrich GutkinEstonian businessman and politician
- 1941MMihkel PungEstonian politician
- 1958
Maurice de VlaminckFrench painter - 1960
Richard Cromwell (actor)American actor - 1961
Chico MarxAmerican comedian - 1963
Jean CocteauFrench writer and film director - 1965
Dorothea LangeAmerican photojournalist - 1965
Walther StampfliSwiss politician - 1967
Stanley MorisonBritish typographer - 1968
Selim SarperTurkish politician - 1971
Tamanoumi MasahiroJapanese sumo wrestler - 1971
Chesty PullerUnited States Marine Corps general - 1976
Alfredo BracchiItalian author - 1977
MacKinlay KantorAmerican journalist - 1983RR. Fraser Armstrong
- 1984
Benno SchotzEstonian-Scottish sculptor - 1986
Norm CashAmerican baseball player - 1988
Bonita GranvilleAmerican actress and producer - 1989
M. King HubbertAmerican geologist - 1991
Redd FoxxAmerican comedian and actor
- 1993
Andy Stewart (musician)Scottish singer - 1996KKeith BoyceWest Indian cricketer
- 1996
Eleanor CameronCanadian-American children's author and critic - 1996
Renato RussoBrazilian musician - 1996JJoe Morris (trade unionist)Canadian trade unionist
- 1998
Richard DenningAmerican actor
- 1999
Leo LionniDutch-Italian artist and children's writer - 2000LLuc-Marie BayleFrench painter
- 2000
Donald DewarFirst Minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2000 - 2001
Beni MontresorItalian illustrator, costume and set designer, director - 2004
Keith MillerAustralian cricketer - 2005SShan-ul-Haq HaqqeePoet, writer and linguist
- 2005AAttilâ İlhanTurkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer
- 2005
Edward SzczepanikPrime Minister of Poland - 2006
Cory LidleAmerican baseball player - 2007
Tex HillUnited States Air Force general - 2007
Trapp FamilyMusical family - 2008MMarjorie Fletcher
- 2008
Jörg HaiderAustrian politician
- 2008EErnst-Paul HasselbachDutch television host and producer
- 2008
Neal HeftiAmerican jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger - 2009
Angelo DiGeorge - 2009HHalit RefiğTurkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer
- 2012AAvrohom GenachowskyIsraeli rabbi
- 2012
Helmut HallerGerman footballer - 2012
Edward Kossoy
- 2012
Édgar NegretColombian sculptor - 2012
Champ SummersAmerican baseball player - 2013
María de VillotaSpanish racing driver - 2013
Erich PriebkeGerman SS police commander - 2014
Anita CerquettiItalian singer - 2014
Carmelo SimeoneArgentine association footballer - 2014
Bob SuchAustralian politician - 2015
Dean ChanceAmerican baseball player - 2017
Clifford HusbandsBarbadian judge - 2019
Alexei LeonovSoviet cosmonaut - 2022
Angela LansburyBritish actress and singer - 2024JJamaluddin HossainBangladeshi actor
- 2025
Diane KeatonAmerican actress
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 11?
91 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 11, including Bruno the Great, Sima Guang, William I of Boulogne. 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 October 11?
41 documented historical events happened on October 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234. On the same day, in another year: The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers. 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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