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In 1996, Davis began experiencing regular manic episodes, some of which led to hospitalization.
Notable Deaths on August 11
2018 — Terry A. Davis
American computer programmer, creator of TempleOS (born 1969)
August 11 has 108 recorded notable deaths across history, from 223 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
108 source records
223 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on August 11
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1984 "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. Source
- 1991 Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. Source
- 1962 Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity. Source
- 1920 The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence. Source
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A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles.
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As a singer, he recorded a number one novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
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Khudiram Bose was one of the first Indian revolutionaries in Bengal to be executed by the British.
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Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver who first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing, where he achieved significant success.
More major people who died on August 11
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1956
Jackson Pollock
American painter (born 1912)
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal…
1995
Phil Harris
American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904)
Wonga Philip "Phil" Harris was an American actor, comedian, bandleader, and musician.
1908
Khudiram Bose
Indian Bengali revolutionary (born 1889)
Khudiram Bose was an Indian nationalist from Bengal Presidency who opposed British rule of India.
1953
Tazio Nuvolari
Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1892)
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver who first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing, where he achieved significant success.
1494
Hans Memling
German-Belgian painter (born 1430)
Hans Memling was a German-Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. Born in the Middle Rhine region, he probably spent his childhood in Mainz.
1519
Johann Tetzel
German preacher (born 1465)
Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar and preacher. He was appointed Inquisitor for Poland and Saxony, later becoming the Grand Commissioner for indulgences in Germany.
223
Jia Xu
Chinese politician and strategist (born 147)
Jia Xu, courtesy name Wenhe, was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the early Three Kingdoms period of China. He started his career in the late Eastern Han dynasty as a minor official.
1614
Lavinia Fontana
Italian painter (born 1552)
Lavinia Fontana was an Italian Mannerist painter active in Bologna and Rome. She is best known for her successful portraiture, but also worked in the genres of mythology and religious painting.
1965
Bill Woodfull
Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897)
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s.
1986
János Drapál
Hungarian motorcycle racer (born 1948)
János Drapál was a Hungarian motorcycle road racer. He had little chance to race in the Grand Prix world championships during the Cold War, but still won four Grand Prix races.
1465
Kettil Karlsson
regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (born 1433)
Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (c. 1433 – 11 August 1465) was a Swedish clergyman, diplomat, military leader and statesman during the Kalmar Union era. He was a member of the house of Vasa.
353
Magnentius
Roman usurper (born 303)
Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where the army chose him as a replacement for the unpopular emperor Constans.
1937
Edith Wharton
American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.
2020
Trini Lopez
American singer and guitarist (born 1937)
Trinidad López III, known as Trini Lopez, was an American singer and guitarist. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a gold disc for him.
2013
Zafar Futehally
Indian ornithologist and author (born 1919)
Zafar Rashid Futehally was an Indian naturalist and conservationist best known for his work as the secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society and for founding the Newsletter for Birdwatchers, a periodical that…
2014
Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (born 1951)
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one…
2015
Harald Nielsen
Danish footballer and manager (born 1941)
Harald Ingemann Nielsen was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C.
1464
Nicholas of Cusa
German cardinal and mystic (born 1401)
Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer.
1945
Stefan Jaracz
Polish actor and theater producer (born 1883)
Stefan Jaracz was a Polish actor and theater producer. He served as the artistic director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw during the interwar period (1930–32), and within a short period raised its reputation as one of the…