In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Elizabeth L. Gardner
American pilot.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Rockford. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
M. K. Binodini Devi
Indian writer.
Born February 6th, 1922 in Imphal.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 88 years old in Imphal.
Carel Boshoff
South african academic, writer and politician, former proponent of apartheid, founder of orania (1927-2011).
Born November 9th, 1927 in Modimolle.
Died March 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Orania (cancer). [ref]
Manfred Gerlach
German jurist and politician (1928-2011).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Leipzig.
Died October 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
Margaret Ogola
Kenyan author (1958-2011).
Born June 2nd, 1958 in Kenya. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 53 years old in Nairobi (cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Mádl
Hungarian politician (1931-2011).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Bánd.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Don Sharp
Australian-british film director.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Hobart.
Died December 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Cornwall. [ref]
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Nepalese politician (1924-2011).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Varanasi.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Calvin Russell
American musician (1948–2011).
Born November 1st, 1948 in Austin.
Died April 3rd, 2011 at 62 years old in Garfield (cancer). [ref]
Giorgio Tozzi
American opera singer (1923-2011).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 88 years old in Bloomington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Karpovtsev
Russian ice hockey player (1970–2011).
Born April 7th, 1970 in Moscow.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 41 years old in Tunoshna.
Naoki Matsuda
Japanese association football player (1977-2011).
Born March 14th, 1977 in Kiryū.
Died August 4th, 2011 at 34 years old in Matsumoto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antonio Molino Rojo
Spanish actor (1926–2011).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Venta de Baños.
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Park Tae-joon
South korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011).
Born September 29th, 1927 in Busan.
Died December 13th, 2011 at 84 years old in Seoul.
Igor Korolev
Russian ice hockey player (1970-2011).
Born September 6th, 1970 in Zelenograd.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 41 years old in Tunoshna.
Craig Thomas
Welsh author of thrillers (1942-2011).
Born November 24th, 1942 in Cardiff.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 68 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Roman Opałka
French-born polish painter (1931-2011).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Hocquinghen.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Rome, Chieti (sepsis). [ref]
Erhard Loretan
Swiss mountaineer (1959-2011).
Born April 28th, 1959 in Bulle.
Died April 28th, 2011 at 52 years old in Grünhorn (falling from height). [ref]
Yosef Shiloach
Israeli actor (1941–2011).
Born July 9th, 1941 in Iranian Kurdistan.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Eva Ekvall
Venezuelan tv news anchor, author, breast cancer awareness advocate, fashion model, and former miss venezuela (1983–2011).
Born March 15th, 1983 in Caracas.
Died December 17th, 2011 at 28 years old in Houston (breast cancer). [ref]
Paul Reeves
New zealand viceroy, cleric (1932–2011).
Born December 6th, 1932 in Wellington.
Died August 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Auckland (cancer). [ref]
Dorian Gray
Italian actress (1928-2011).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Bolzano.
Died February 15th, 2011 at 83 years old in Torcegno (gunshot wound). [ref]
Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco
Moroccan princess and diplomat (1930–2011).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Rabat.
Died September 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rabat.
David F. Friedman
American filmmaker (1923–2011).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died February 14th, 2011 at 87 years old in Anniston. [ref]
Montserrat Figueras
Catalan soprano singer.
Born March 15th, 1942 in Barcelona.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Bellaterra (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1137
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach