11 April

Across recorded history, 1,626 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 11 April. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Bob Marley

1945–1981

Jamaican reggae musician

Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae musician who gained international recognition for his contributions to the genre.

Kurt Vonnegut

1922–2007

American author

Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical novels.

Enver Hoxha

1908–1985

former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania

Enver Hoxha served as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania.

Primo Levi

1918–1987

Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer

Primo Levi was an Italian writer and chemist who documented his experiences as a Holocaust survivor.

Ahmad ibn Billah

1916–2012

President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965

Ahmad ibn Billah was a politician who served as the President of Algeria.

Jacques Prévert

1900–1977

French poet and screenwriter

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter known for his contributions to literature and cinema.

Jonathan Winters

1925–2013

American comedian, actor, artist

Jonathan Winters was an American comedian and actor known for his improvisational performances and work as a painter.

William Lipscomb

1919–2011

Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist

William Lipscomb was an American chemist who received the Nobel Prize for his research into the structure of boranes.

Lothar Meyer

1830–1895

German chemist and physician

Lothar Meyer was a chemist who contributed to the development of the periodic table of elements.

Otto Wagner

1841–1918

Austrian architect

Otto Wagner was an Austrian architect who influenced the development of modern urban planning and design.

Dolores del Río

1904–1983

Mexican actress

Dolores del Río was a Mexican actor who achieved international recognition for her work in film, television, and stage productions.

Shigeharu Ueki

1954–2024

Japanese association football player and manager

Shigeharu Ueki was a Japanese association football player and manager.

Joseph Merrick

1862–1890

British man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man

Joseph Merrick was a British man with severe deformities who was known as the Elephant Man.

Erskine Caldwell

1903–1987

American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist

Erskine Caldwell was an American novelist known for his depictions of poverty and social conditions in the rural American South.

John Horton Conway

1937–2020

English mathematician

John Horton Conway was a mathematician who made significant contributions to the study of game theory, group theory, and recreational mathematics.

Luther Burbank

1849–1926

American botanist and horticulturist

Luther Burbank was a botanist who developed numerous plant varieties through selective breeding.

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

1858–1921

German Empress and Queen of Prussia

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was a German Empress and Queen of Prussia.

Lucien Laurent

1907–2005

French footballer

Lucien Laurent was a French football player who scored the first goal in the history of the FIFA World Cup.

Antoine de Rivarol

1753–1801

French writer

Antoine de Rivarol was a French writer known for his work as an aphorist and translator.

Maria Tallchief

1925–2013

American ballerina

Maria Tallchief was a ballerina who became the first American to hold the rank of prima ballerina.

Justo José de Urquiza

1801–1870

Argentine politician and military

Justo José de Urquiza was an Argentine politician and military leader who served as the president of the Argentine Confederation.

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

1784–1842

Hungarian philologist and orientalist

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma was a Hungarian philologist who authored the first Tibetan-English dictionary.

Rahmon Nabiyev

1930–1993

Tajikistani politician

Rahmon Nabiyev was a Tajikistani politician who served as the president of Tajikistan.

Maurice Hilleman

1919–2005

American vaccinologist

Maurice Hilleman was an American vaccinologist who developed over forty vaccines for various human and animal diseases.

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