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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Paul Baghdadlian
Armenian singer.
Born July 10th, 1953 in Aleppo.
Died June 28th, 2011 at 57 years old in Glendale (lung cancer).
Andrew Laszlo
Hungarian-american cinematographer (1926–2011).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Pápa.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 85 years old in Bozeman. [ref]
Zdeněk Miler
Czech animator and illustrator (1921–2011).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Kladno. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2011 at 90 years old in Nová Ves pod Pleší. [ref]
Charles Jarrott
British film and television director (1927-2011).
Born June 16th, 1927 in London.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Imre Makovecz
Hungarian architect (1935–2011).
Born November 20th, 1935 in Budapest.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Shrilal Shukla
Indian writer (1925–2011).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Atrauli.
Died October 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Bernard Greenhouse
American cellist and music pedagogue (1916-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in Newark.
Died May 13th, 2011 at 95 years old in Wellfleet. [ref]
Josef Suk
Czech violinist, violist and conductor (1929–2011).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2011 at 81 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sakyo Komatsu
Japanese writer (1931–2011).
Born January 28th, 1931 in Osaka.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 80 years old in Osaka (pneumonia). [ref]
Eddie Turnbull
Scottish footballer and manager (1923-2011).
Born April 12th, 1923 in Falkirk.
Died April 30th, 2011 at 88 years old in Edinburgh.
Ludo Martens
Belgian activist (1946–2011).
Born March 12th, 1946 in Torhout.
Died June 5th, 2011 at 65 years old [ref]
Harri Holkeri
Prime minister of finland from 1987 to 1991.
Born January 6th, 1937 in Oripää. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2011 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Yoshiko Tanaka
Japanese singer and actress (1956-2011).
Born April 8th, 1956 in Adachi.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 55 years old in Minato (breast cancer). [ref]
Donald Peterman
American cinematographer (1932-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (disease). [ref]
Jimmy Adamson
English footballer (1929-2011).
Born April 4th, 1929 in Ashington.
Died November 8th, 2011 at 82 years old in Nelson. [ref]
Theoni V. Aldredge
Greek-american stage and screen costume designer (1922-2011).
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Thessaloniki.
Died January 21st, 2011 at 88 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
President of bolivia (1921-2011).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Cochabamba.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in La Paz. [ref]
Valentin Ivanov
Soviet and russian footballer and football coach (1934-2011).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2011 at 76 years old in Moscow (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sven Tumba
Swedish athlete (1931-2011).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died October 1st, 2011 at 80 years old in Stockholm (prostate cancer). [ref]
Josip Katalinski
Bosnian footballer and manager (1948–2011).
Born May 12th, 1948 in Sarajevo.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 63 years old in Sarajevo (cancer). [ref]
Guillermo O'Donnell
Argentine academic, political scientist and writer (1936-2011).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Tom Cavanagh
American ice hockey player (1982–2011).
Born March 24th, 1983 in Warwick.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 27 years old in Providence (falling). [ref]
Stan Barstow
British writer (1928–2011).
Born June 28th, 1928 in Horbury.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 83 years old in Baglan. [ref]
Szeto Wah
Hong kong politician and teacher (1931-2011).
Born February 28th, 1931 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Thomas Eisner
American chemical ecologist (1929-2011).
Born June 25th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died May 25th, 2011 at 81 years old in Ithaca (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1137
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)