In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Cesare Rubini
Italian water polo and basketball player (1923-2011).
Born November 2nd, 1923 in Trieste.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 87 years old in Milan (pneumonia). [ref]
John M. Lounge
American astronaut (1946–2011).
Born June 28th, 1946 in Denver.
Died March 1st, 2011 at 64 years old in Houston (liver cancer). [ref]
Claude Laydu
Swiss actor.
Born March 10th, 1927 in Etterbeek.
Died July 29th, 2011 at 84 years old in Massy. [ref]
Charles Fambrough
American jazz bassist, composer and producer (1950–2011).
Born August 25th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died January 1st, 2011 at 60 years old in Allentown. [ref]
Alexander Barykin
Russian singer (1952-2011).
Born February 18th, 1952 in Beryozovo.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 59 years old in Orenburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adolfas Mekas
Lithuanian film director (1925–2011).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Biržai District Municipality.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in United States.
Gunnar Fischer
Swedish cinematographer (1910–2011).
Born November 18th, 1910 in Ljungby.
Died June 11th, 2011 at 100 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Hans Apel
German politician (spd) (1932-2011).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Kenneth Grant
British occult writer (1924–2011).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Ilford.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 86 years old [ref]
Franz Josef Degenhardt
German songwriter, writer and lawyer (1931–2011).
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Schwelm.
Died November 14th, 2011 at 79 years old in Quickborn. [ref]
Anatole Abragam
French physicist (1914-2011).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Grīva. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2011 at 96 years old in Vitry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
French egyptologist (1913-2011).
Born November 17th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Épernay.
Ivan Tkachenko
Russian ice hockey player (1979–2011).
Born November 9th, 1979 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 31 years old in Tunoshna (traffic collision).
Anis Mansour
Egyptian writer (1924–2011).
Born August 18th, 1924 in Mansoura.
Died October 21st, 2011 at 87 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Gordon Beck
British musician (1936–2011).
Born September 16th, 1936 in Brixton.
Died November 6th, 2011 at 75 years old in Ely. [ref]
Wenche Foss
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist (1917–2011).
Born December 5th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died March 28th, 2011 at 93 years old in Oslo. [ref]
June Wayne
American artist and educator (1918-2011).
Born March 7th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died August 23rd, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ivan Martin Jirous
Czech poet (1944–2011).
Born September 22nd, 1944 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2011 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hiroyuki Nagato
Japanese actor (1934–2011).
Born January 10th, 1934 in Nakagyō Ward.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Iya Savvina
Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]
Govind Chandra Pande
Indian historian.
Born July 30th, 1923 in Prayagraj.
Died May 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov
Russian pianist (1943-2011).
Born April 14th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 68 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Claudia Heill
Austrian judoka.
Born January 24th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 2011 at 29 years old in Vienna (falling from height).
Charles T. Kowal
American astronomer (1940-2011).
Born November 8th, 1940 in Buffalo.
Died November 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Cinebar. [ref]
Pietro Sambi
Diplomat of the holy see (1938–2011).
Born June 27th, 1938 in Sogliano al Rubicone.
Died July 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Deaths 676 to 700 of 1137
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis