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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Lazar Mojsov
Yugoslav macedonian politician (1920– 2011).
Born December 19th, 1920 in Negotino.
Died August 25th, 2011 at 90 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
José Alencar
Vice president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931–2011).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Muriaé.
Died March 29th, 2011 at 79 years old in São Paulo (stomach cancer).
Robert Ettinger
American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent (1918–2011).
Born December 4th, 1918 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Norman Corwin
American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011).
Died October 18th, 2011 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kārlis Skrastiņš
Latvian hockey player (1974-2011).
Died September 7th, 2011 at 37 years old in Tunoshna.
Margaret Olley
Australian painter (1923-2011).
Born June 24th, 1923 in Lismore.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Paddington (respiratory failure). [ref]
Miroslav Tichý
Czech photographer and painter (1926-2011).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Nětčice (Kyjov). [ref]
Died April 12th, 2011 at 84 years old in Kyjov. [ref]
Josefa Iloilo
President of fiji (1920-2011).
Born December 29th, 1920 in Fiji.
Died February 6th, 2011 at 90 years old in Suva. [ref]
Jorge Semprún
Spanish-french writer (1923-2011).
Born December 10th, 1923 in Madrid.
Died June 7th, 2011 at 87 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam
Iranian brigadier general (1959–2011).
Born October 29th, 1959 in Tehran.
Died November 19th, 2011 at 52 years old in Bid Kaneh.
Cevdet Döğer
Kurdish islamist militant (1977–2011).
Born April 20th, 1977 in Solhan.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 34 years old in Vedensky District.
Gilbert Adair
Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Kilmarnock, Edinburgh.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).
David Bedford
English composer and musician (1937–2011).
Born August 4th, 1937 in London.
Died October 1st, 2011 at 74 years old (cancer). [ref]
Koichi Tohei
Japanese aikidoka (1920–2011).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Claude R. Kirk
36th governor of florida (1926–2011).
Born January 7th, 1926 in San Bernardino.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
George Kuchar
American filmmaker (1942-2011).
Born August 31st, 1942 in New York City.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 69 years old in San Francisco (prostate cancer). [ref]
Daniel Quillen
American mathematician (1940–2011).
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Orange. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
William Lipscomb
Nobel prize-winning american inorganic and organic chemist.
Born December 9th, 1919 in Cleveland.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia). [ref]
Roland Petit
French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011).
Born January 13th, 1924 in Villemomble.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 87 years old in Geneva (leukemia). [ref]
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Italian film director (1919–2011).
Born September 4th, 1919 in Barga.
Died August 17th, 2011 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wiel Coerver
Dutch football manager (1924–2011).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Kerkrade.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Kerkrade (pneumonia). [ref]
Sergei Bagapsh
Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Sukhumi.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Sándor Képíró
Hungarian police officer (1914–2011).
Born February 18th, 1914 in Sarkad.
Died September 3rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Jeret Peterson
Aerial skier.
Born December 12th, 1981 in Boise.
Died July 25th, 2011 at 29 years old in Salt Lake City (gunshot wound). [ref]
Claudio Bravo
Chilean painter (1936–2011).
Born November 8th, 1936 in Valparaíso.
Died June 4th, 2011 at 74 years old in Taroudant (epilepsy). [ref]
Deaths 426 to 450 of 1137
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