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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Bora Kostić
Serbian footballer (1930–2011).
Born June 14th, 1930 in Obrenovac.
Died January 10th, 2011 at 80 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Arnošt Lustig
Czech jewish author (1926–2011).
Born December 21st, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2011 at 84 years old in Prague (lung cancer). [ref]
Marie Ljalková
Czech world war ii sniper (1920-2011).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Horodenka.
Died November 7th, 2011 at 90 years old in Brno. [ref]
Alberto de Mendoza
Argentine-spanish actor (1923-2011).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Madrid (respiratory disease). [ref]
Christiane Legrand
French singer (1930–2011).
Born August 21st, 1930 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died November 1st, 2011 at 81 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anne Tyng
American architect (1920–2011).
Born July 14th, 1920 in Jiangxi.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 91 years old in Greenbrae. [ref]
Antonio Cassese
Italian writer and jurist (1937–2011).
Born January 1st, 1937 in Atripalda.
Died October 22nd, 2011 at 74 years old in Florence (cancer). [ref]
John Patrick Foley
American roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1935–2011).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Darby. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2011 at 76 years old in Darby (leukemia). [ref]
Nilla Pizzi
Italian singer (1919–2011).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 91 years old in Segrate (disease). [ref]
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2011).
Born August 13th, 1939 in Elberton.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Burlington City (leukemia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Tawfik Toubi
Palestinian politician (1922-2011).
Born May 11th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer (1937–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
Abdias do Nascimento
Brazilian politician (1914–2011).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Franca.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ricky Bruch
Swedish athlete and actor (1946–2011).
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Gothenburg.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ystad (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Isabelle Corey
French actress and model (1939–2011).
Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]
Hella Haasse
Dutch writer (1918–2011).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Jakarta.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 93 years old in Amsterdam (disease). [ref]
Oleg Grabar
French-born american art historian (1929–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Strasbourg.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Mikhail Kozakov
Soviet-russian-israeli film and theatre director and actor (1934-2011).
Born October 14th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 76 years old in Ramat Gan (cancer).
Theyab Awana
Emirati footballer (1990–2011).
Born April 8th, 1990 in Abu Dhabi.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 21 years old in Abu Dhabi (traffic collision). [ref]
Georg Kreisler
Austrian–american viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author.
Born July 18th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 89 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Mary Ellen Avery
American pediatrician (1927-2011).
Died December 4th, 2011 at 84 years old in West Orange. [ref]
Mariangela Giordano
Italian actress (1937–2011).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Dolcedo.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 73 years old in Imperia.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 1137
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche