In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
William Duell
American actor and singer (1923–2011).
Born August 30th, 1923 in Corinth.
Died December 22nd, 2011 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Indian writer (1942–2011).
Born November 14th, 1942 in Guwahati.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 69 years old in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. [ref]
Taiji
Japanese musician (1966–2011).
Born July 12th, 1966 in Ichikawa.
Died July 17th, 2011 at 45 years old in Saipan (hanging to death). [ref]
Sultan Khan
Indian musician (1940–2011).
Born April 15th, 1940 in Sikar. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2011 at 71 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011).
Born July 19th, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Christa Wolf
German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).
Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
William Campbell
American actor (1926–2011).
Born October 30th, 1923 in Newark.
Died April 28th, 2011 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Shahbaz Bhatti
Minister for minorities affairs, pakistan (1968-2011).
Born September 9th, 1968 in Lahore.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 42 years old in Islamabad (assassination). [ref]
Hend Rostom
Egyptian actress.
Born November 12th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died August 8th, 2011 at 79 years old in Giza (myocardial infarction).
Wild Man Fischer
American musician (1944-2011).
Born November 6th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died June 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Joanna Russ
American author (1937-2011).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in New York City.
Died April 29th, 2011 at 74 years old in Tucson (stroke). [ref]
Scott Columbus
American drummer (1956–2011).
Born November 10th, 1956 in Fair Haven.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 54 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Norio Ohga
Japanese businessman (1930–2011).
Born January 29th, 1930 in Numazu.
Died April 23rd, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Danielle Mitterrand
Wife of françois mitterrand (1924-2011).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Verdun.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Archduke Felix of Austria
Austrian entrepreneur (1916–2011).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2011 at 95 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Nico Minardos
American actor (1930-2011).
Born February 15th, 1930 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Angelo Reyes
Filipino general (1945-2011).
Born March 17th, 1945 in Manila.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 65 years old in Marikina. [ref]
Kim Tai-chung
South korean martial artist, actor and businessman (1957–2011).
Died August 27th, 2011 at 54 years old in Seoul (gastrointestinal bleeding).
Ken Olsen
American engineer and businessman (1926–2011).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 84 years old in Indianapolis (stroke). [ref]
Osamu Dezaki
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1943–2011).
Born November 18th, 1943 in Meguro.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Tokyo (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Phyllis Love
American actress (1925–2011).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Des Moines.
Died October 30th, 2011 at 85 years old in Menifee. [ref]
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, abortion rights activist and writer (1926–2011).
Born July 31st, 1926 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-american percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
Born March 15th, 1944 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2011 at 67 years old in Stamford (lung cancer). [ref]
Dean Richards
English footballer (1974-2011).
Born June 9th, 1974 in Bradford.
Died February 26th, 2011 at 36 years old in Leeds. [ref]
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