Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 11-Aug

Died on This Day (11-Aug)

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	V. S. Naipaul	Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul , commonly known as V.	Trinidadian-British writer	85	2
	Glenn Yarbrough	Glenn Robertson Yarbrough was an American folk singer and guitarist.	American folk singer	86	4
	Denis Perera	General Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI was a senior Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981.	Sri Lankan general and diplomat	82	7
	George Devol	George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot.	Inventor	99	9
	Erkko Kivikoski	Erkko Kivikoski was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.	Film director, Screenwriter	69	15
	Herb Brooks	Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach.	Ice Hockey coach	66	17
	Talal Maddah	Talal Maddah was a Saudi Arabian musician and composer.	Saudi Arabian musician	70	20
	Frank Dascoli	Frank Dascoli was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1948 to 1961.	Baseball umpire	74	30
	Anthony McAuliffe	Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.	United States Army general	77	45
	Henry Waters Taft	Henry Waters Taft was an American lawyer and author.	American lawyer	86	75

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Kim Wall	On 10 August 2017, Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus, in Køge Bugt, Denmark, with the intent of interviewing its owner, Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.	Swedish freelance journalist	30	3
	Robin Williams	Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian.	American actor and comedian	63	6
	Bhadriraju Krishnamurti	Bhadriraju Krishnamurti was an Indian linguist, specialized in Dravidian languages.	Indian linguist	84	8
	Dan Rostenkowski	Daniel David Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving from 1959 to 1995.	US Representative	82	10
	David Calcutt	Sir David Charles Calcutt QC was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991.	English barrister	73	16
	Charles R. Meyer	Charles R. "Monk" Meyer was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the first year the trophy was awarded, while playing for the United States Military Academy.	Recipient of the Purple Heart medal	90	19
	Phil Harris	Wonga Philip Harris was an American musician, actor and comedian.	Bandleader, vocalist, actor	91	25
	Kurt Bühligen	Kurt Bühligen was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II.	German World War II fighter pilot	67	35
	João Fahrion	João Fahrion was a Brazilian painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator.	Brazilian artist	71	50
	William Henry Furness III	William Henry Furness III was an American physician, ethnographer and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.	American physician, ethnographer and author	53	100