In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Lena Nyman
Swedish actress (1944–2011).
Born May 23rd, 1944 in Stockholm.
Died February 4th, 2011 at 66 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Greenberg
American linguist.
Born May 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 95 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Marshall Grant
American musician (1928-2011).
Born May 5th, 1928 in Bryson City.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 83 years old in Jonesboro. [ref]
Tomoko Kawakami
Japanese voice actress (1970-2011).
Born April 25th, 1970 in Tokyo.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 41 years old in Tokyo (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Bernadine Healy
Us cardiologist.
Born August 2nd, 1944 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 67 years old in Gates Mills (brain cancer). [ref]
Mike Doyle
English footballer (1946-2011).
Born November 25th, 1946 in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Died June 27th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ashton-under-Lyne (liver disease). [ref]
Defne Joy Foster
Turkish newscaster (1975–2011).
Born September 2nd, 1975 in Güzel Cumhuriyet.
Died February 2nd, 2011 at 35 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure).
Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton
Son of charles fitzroy, 10th duke of grafton (1919–2011).
Born April 3rd, 1919 in Cape Town.
Died April 7th, 2011 at 92 years old in Euston Hall. [ref]
Raúl Ruiz
Filmmaker (1941-2011).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Puerto Montt.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Alfred Zech
German child soldier (1932–2011).
Born October 12th, 1932 in Złotniki.
Died June 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Hückelhoven.
Ollie Matson
American football player and sprinter (1930–2011).
Born May 1st, 1930 in Trinity.
Died February 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Michalis Cacoyannis
Greek film and stage director (1922–2011).
Born June 11th, 1922 in Limassol. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2011 at 89 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Alfonso Cano
Colombian revolutionary (1948–2011).
Born July 22nd, 1948 in Bogotá.
Died November 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Suárez (gunshot wound).
Tuviah Friedman
Holocaust survivor; nazi hunter (1922-2011).
Born January 23rd, 1922 in Radom.
Died January 13th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
American physician, geneticist and nobel prize winner (1925–2011).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mountain View (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fred Steiner
American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film (1923-2001).
Born February 24th, 1923 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 88 years old in Ajijic. [ref]
Johnny Preston
American rock and roll singer (1939–2011).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Port Arthur.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 71 years old in Beaumont (heart failure). [ref]
Ricardo Legorreta
Mexican architect (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Mexico City.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
David Servan-Schreiber
French physician (1961–2011).
Born April 21st, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 50 years old in Fécamp (brain cancer). [ref]
Chris Hondros
American photographer (1970–2011).
Born March 14th, 1970 in New York City.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 41 years old in Misrata. [ref]
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011).
Died August 29th, 2011 at 96 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
Nikolai Andrianov
Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (1952–2011).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Vladimir.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 58 years old in Vladimir (neurological disorder). [ref]
Alenush Terian
Iranian astronomer (1920-2011).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Tehran. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 90 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Andrzej Lepper
Polish politician (1954-2011).
Born June 13th, 1954 in Stowięcino.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death). [ref]
Gilbert Cates
American film director and television producer (1934–2011).
Born June 6th, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1137
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino