In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Rudolf Brazda
German concentration camp survivor (1913–2011).
Born June 26th, 1913 in Brossen.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 98 years old in Bantzenheim. [ref]
Sonia Peres
First lady of israel from 2007 to 2011.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Mizoch.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Peter Newmark
English translation scholar (1916–2011).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Brno.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 95 years old [ref]
Dimi Mint Abba
Mauritanian singer.
Born December 25th, 1958 in Tidjikja.
Died June 4th, 2011 at 52 years old in Rabat (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Karel Rachůnek
Czech ice hockey player.
Born August 27th, 1979 in Zlín.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 32 years old in Tunoshna (aviation accident).
Gerry Alexander
Cricketer (1928-2011).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Kingston.
Died April 16th, 2011 at 82 years old [ref]
Hiroko Nagata
Japanese activist (1945–2011).
Born February 8th, 1945 in Tokyo.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
Mika Myllylä
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 12th, 1969 in Oulu.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 41 years old in Kokkola. [ref]
Robert Brout
American physicist (1928-2011).
Born June 14th, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Twins Seven-Seven
Nigerian artist (1944-2011).
Died June 16th, 2011 at 67 years old in Ibadan (stroke). [ref]
Mike Mitchell
American basketball player (1956–2011).
Born January 1st, 1956 in Atlanta.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 55 years old in San Antonio (cancer). [ref]
Vo Chi Cong
President of vietnam (1912-2011).
Born August 7th, 1912 in Quảng Nam.
Died September 8th, 2011 at 99 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (disease). [ref]
Hedda Sterne
Romanian-american artist (1910–2012).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Bucharest.
Died April 8th, 2011 at 100 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
William A. Niskanen
American economist (1933–2011).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Bend.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Moshe Landau
Israeli judge (1912–2011).
Born April 29th, 1912 in Gdańsk.
Died May 1st, 2011 at 99 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thanasis Veggos
Greek actor and film director (1927–2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Athens. [ref]
Maurice Goldhaber
American physicist (1911-2011).
Born April 18th, 1911 in Lviv.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 100 years old in Suffolk County.
Margaret Price
Welsh opera singer (1941-2011).
Born April 13th, 1941 in Blackwood.
Died January 28th, 2011 at 69 years old in Cardigan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ilya Zhitomirskiy
Software developer (1989-2011).
Born October 12th, 1989 in Moscow.
Died November 12th, 2011 at 22 years old in San Francisco (asphyxia). [ref]
Herbert A. Hauptman
American mathematician (1917–2011).
Born February 14th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 94 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Richard Leacock
British film director (1921–2011).
Born July 18th, 1921 in Hendon.
Died March 23rd, 2011 at 89 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jim Rathmann
American racecar driver (1928-2011).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Valparaiso.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
May-Louise Flodin
Swedish model and beauty queen.
Born September 5th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died February 4th, 2011 at 76 years old in Stockholm (brain cancer).
Bali Ram Bhagat
Governor of rajasthan and speaker of lok sabha (1922-2011).
Born October 7th, 1922 in Patna.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 88 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan