In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Coen Moulijn
Dutch footballer (1937–2011).
Born February 15th, 1937 in Rotterdam.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 73 years old in Rotterdam (stroke). [ref]
Chava Rosenfarb
Holocaust survivor and jewish-canadian author.
Born February 9th, 1923 in Łódź. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2011 at 87 years old in Lethbridge.
Malangatana Ngwenya
Mozambican artist (1936-2011).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Marracuene District.
Died January 5th, 2011 at 74 years old in Matosinhos. [ref]
Varkey Vithayathil
Catholic cardinal (1927-2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in North Paravur.
Died April 1st, 2011 at 83 years old in Ernakulam (cardiovascular disease).
Harry Bernstein
American writer (1910–2011).
Born May 30th, 1910 in Stockport.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 101 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Tear
Welsh tenor singer and conductor (1939–2011).
Born March 8th, 1939 in Barry. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 72 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Yakov Kreizberg
Russian-american conductor.
Born October 24th, 1959 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 15th, 2011 at 51 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Ján Popluhár
Slovak footballer (1935–2011).
Born September 12th, 1935 in Bernolákovo.
Died March 6th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bernolákovo. [ref]
Sergio Bonelli
Italian comic book author (1932-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1932 in Milan.
Died September 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Monza. [ref]
Paulette Dubost
French actress.
Born October 8th, 1910 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 2011 at 100 years old in Longjumeau. [ref]
Hanna Segal
British psychologist (1918-2011).
Born August 20th, 1918 in Łódź.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Jona Senilagakali
Prime minister of fiji (1929-2011).
Born November 8th, 1929 in Lakeba.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Suva. [ref]
Vladimir Krainev
Russian musician (1944-2011).
Born March 5th, 1948 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died April 29th, 2011 at 63 years old in Hanover (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Hira Devi Waiba
Indian singer (1940–2011).
Born September 9th, 1940 in Darjeeling, Ambootia.
Died January 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in Siliguri. [ref]
Peter Post
Dutch cyclist (1933–2011).
Born November 12th, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died January 14th, 2011 at 77 years old in Amstelveen. [ref]
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Latvian musician and actor (1977–2011).
Born February 7th, 1977 in Liepāja.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 33 years old in Riga (influenza). [ref]
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician (1940–2011).
Born July 30th, 1940 in Clarksdale.
Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Pete Lovely
Racecar driver.
Born April 11th, 1926 in Livingston.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tacoma. [ref]
Vladislav Achalov
Soviet general (1945–2011).
Born November 13th, 1945 in Arsky District.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Karen Khachaturian
Russian composer (1920–2011).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Francisco Solano López
Argentine artist (1928-2011).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 12th, 2011 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yann Fouéré
Breton activist; european federalist (1910–2011).
Born July 26th, 1910 in Aignan.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 101 years old in Saint-Brieuc (disease).
Iztok Puc
Slovenian and croatian handball player (1966–2011).
Born September 14th, 1966 in Slovenj Gradec.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 45 years old in San Diego (lung cancer). [ref]
Aldo Clementi
Italian composer (1925–2011).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Catania.
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 1137
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon