Notable Deaths on February 11

Sylvia Plath

1963 — Sylvia Plath

American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1932)

February 11 has 99 recorded notable deaths across history, from 55 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.

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Notable Deaths 99 source records 55 – 2026

Major events on February 11

See what else happened on this day in history.

  1. 1861 American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. Source
  2. 1946 The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first significant challenge to the Authorized King James Version, is published. Source
  3. 1979 The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Source
  4. 1971 Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. Source

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Sylvia Plath is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide.

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Powell is known as one of the most versatile and athletic female dancers of the Hollywood studio era.

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In January 1964, they had their first UK top-ten single, "Glad All Over", which knocked the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart.

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Randleman's background was in collegiate wrestling, in which he became a two-time NCAA Division I and a three-time Big Ten wrestling champion out of Ohio State University.

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Lawrence Neil Bonnett was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.

More major people who died on February 11

Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.

1982 Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Powell
American actress and dancer (born 1912)
Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age…
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2013 Rick Huxley
Rick Huxley
English bass player (born 1940)
The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark was the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter.
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2016 Kevin Randleman
Kevin Randleman
American mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1971)
Kevin Christopher Randleman was an American mixed martial artist, amateur and professional wrestler, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
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1994 Neil Bonnett
Neil Bonnett
American race car driver (born 1946)
Lawrence Neil Bonnett was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.
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2015 Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian
American basketball player and coach (born 1930)
Jerry Tarkanian was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools.
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1994 Paul Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend
Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (born 1924)
Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of science.
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1829 Alexander Griboyedov
Alexander Griboyedov
Russian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1795)
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. His one notable work is the 1823 verse comedy Woe from Wit.
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2014 Tito Canepa
Tito Canepa
Dominican-American painter (born 1916)
Tito Enrique Canepa Jiménez was a leading Dominican painter of the generation that came of age in the 1930s and 1940s.
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1905 Mary Pitman Ailau
Mary Pitman Ailau
high chiefess of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Mary Ann Kinoʻole Kaʻaumokulani Pitman, later Mary Pitman Ailau, was a high chiefess of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi of part Native Hawaiian and American descent.
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1947 Martin Klein
Martin Klein
Estonian wrestler and coach (born 1884)
Martin Klein was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1986 Evelio Javier
Evelio Javier
Filipino politician (born 1942)
Evelio Bellaflor Javier was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He served as governor of the province of Antique and was an opponent of the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos.
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2012 Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1963)
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, film producer, and record producer. Commonly referred to as "the Voice", she is one of the most awarded entertainers of all time.
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1901 Milan I of Serbia (born 1855)
Milan I of Serbia (born 1855)
Milan Obrenović IV reigned as the Prince of Serbia from 10 June 1868 until 1882, and then King of Serbia, a title he held until his abdication on 6 March 1889.
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2002 Frankie Crosetti
Frankie Crosetti
American baseball player and coach (born 1910)
Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti, nicknamed "The Crow", was an American baseball player. From 1932 to 1948, he spent his entire seventeen-year Major League Baseball playing career with the New York Yankees at shortstop.
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1862 Elizabeth Siddal
Elizabeth Siddal
English poet and artist's model (born 1829)
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall, better known as Elizabeth Siddal, was an English artist, art model, and poet.
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2025 Betsy Arakawa
Betsy Arakawa
American classical pianist (born 1959)
Betsy Machiko Arakawa Hackman was an American classical pianist and businesswoman.
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1948 Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
Russian director and screenwriter (born 1898)
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage.
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2011 Chuck Tanner
Chuck Tanner
American baseball player and manager (born 1928)
Charles William Tanner was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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2015 Bob Simon
Bob Simon
American journalist (born 1941)
Robert David Simon was an American television correspondent for CBS News. He covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries during his career.
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