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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
DJ Mehdi
French dj and music producer (1977–2011).
Born January 20th, 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 34 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (falling from height). [ref]
Samuel Wanjiru
Kenyan athlete (1986–2011).
Born November 10th, 1986 in Nyahururu.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 24 years old in Nyahururu (falling from height). [ref]
Sam Loco Efe
Nigerian actor and director (1945-2011).
Born December 25th, 1945 in Enugu.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 65 years old
Brad McCrimmon
Canadian ice hockey player (1959–2011).
Born March 29th, 1959 in Dodsland.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 52 years old in Tunoshna.
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Bernd Eichinger
German film producer, director, and screenwriter (1949–2011).
Born April 11th, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Basil D'Oliveira
Cricket player of england. (1931-2011).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Cape Town.
Died November 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Worcester (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ronald Searle
British artist and satirical cartoonist (1920-2011).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2011 at 91 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
John Hospers
American philosopher and politician (1918–2011).
Died June 12th, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Paul Picerni
American actor (1922-2011).
Born December 1st, 1922 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Palmdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hubert Sumlin
American chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Greenwood.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Wayne (heart failure). [ref]
Shelagh Delaney
English dramatist and screenwriter (1938–2011).
Born November 25th, 1939 in Salford Royal Hospital.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Suffolk (breast cancer). [ref]
Dolores Fuller
American actress and songwriter (1923–2011).
Born March 10th, 1923 in South Bend.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 88 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Keef Hartley
English drummer and bandleader (1944–2011).
Born April 8th, 1944 in Preston.
Died November 27th, 2011 at 67 years old in Royal Preston Hospital (disease). [ref]
Denise Darcel
Actress (1924–2011).
Born September 8th, 1925 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (aneurysm). [ref]
Edith Tiempo
Poet, fiction writer, teacher, literary critic (1919-2011).
Born April 22nd, 1919 in Bayombong.
Died August 21st, 2011 at 92 years old [ref]
Walt Hazzard
American basketball player (1942-2011).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Wilmington.
Died November 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
William Donald Schaefer
American politician (1921-2011).
Born November 2nd, 1921 in Baltimore.
Died April 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Catonsville, Baltimore County (pneumonia). [ref]
Mani Kaul
Indian film director of hindi films (1944-2011).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Jodhpur.
Died December 25th, 2011 at 67 years old in Gurgaon (cancer). [ref]
Grete Waitz
Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder (1953-2011).
Born October 1st, 1953 in Oslo.
Died April 19th, 2011 at 57 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Eugene Nida
Linguist (1914–2011).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Oklahoma City.
Died August 25th, 2011 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
T. P. McKenna
Irish actor (1929–2011).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Mullagh.
Died February 13th, 2011 at 81 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Ante Marković
Last prime minister of yugoslavia (1924-2011).
Born November 25th, 1924 in Konjic.
Died November 28th, 2011 at 87 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigerian politician and military leader (1933-2011).
Born November 4th, 1933 in Zungeru.
Died November 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Head of the libyan army (1940-2011).
Born January 16th, 1940 in Jalu. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1137
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