In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Yevhen Rudakov
Soviet footballer (1942-2011).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 69 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Topi Sorsakoski
Finnish singer (1952-2011).
Born October 27th, 1952 in Ähtäri.
Died August 13th, 2011 at 58 years old in Seinäjoki (lung cancer). [ref]
Alexander Lazarev
Soviet and russian actor (1938—2011).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 73 years old in Abramtsevo (embolism, thromboembolism).
Denis Sinor
American academic (1916–2011).
Born April 17th, 1916 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 12th, 2011 at 94 years old in Bloomington.
Irena Kwiatkowska
Polish actress (1912-2011).
Born September 17th, 1912 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 98 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Rosel Zech
German actress (1940–2011).
Born July 7th, 1940 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 71 years old in Berlin (bone cancer).
Jiří Dienstbier
Czech journalist and politician (1937-2011).
Born April 20th, 1937 in Kladno. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2011 at 73 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Igor Kon
Russian sexologist and sociologist (1928–2011).
Born May 21st, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Bertalan Bicskei
Hungarian association football player and coach (1944-2011).
Born September 17th, 1944 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Adrián Escudero
Spanish footballer (1927-2011).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Madrid.
Died March 7th, 2011 at 83 years old in Madrid (pneumonia). [ref]
Catherine Jourdan
French actress (1948-2011).
Born October 12th, 1948 in Azay-le-Rideau.
Died February 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Arjun Singh
Indian politician (1930–2011).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Churhat.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sonia Pierre
Haitian-dominican human rights activist.
Born July 4th, 1963 in Villa Altagracia. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2011 at 48 years old in Villa Altagracia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Betty Jane Rhodes
American actress (1921-2011).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Rockford.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charlotte Kerr
German actress (1927-2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Frankfurt.
Died December 28th, 2011 at 84 years old in Bern. [ref]
Ángel Pedraza
Spanish football player/manager (1962–2011).
Born October 4th, 1962 in La Rinconada.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 48 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Tom Gehrels
Dutch astronomer (1925–2011).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Haarlemmermeer. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2011 at 86 years old in Tucson.
Fritz Korbach
German association football manager (1945–2011).
Died August 14th, 2011 at 66 years old in Leeuwarden (myocardial infarction, laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Laurie Hughes
English footballer (1924-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1924 in Liverpool.
Died September 9th, 2011 at 87 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Ivo Pešák
Czech musician, comedian, painter and singer (1944-2011).
Born September 7th, 1944 in Jaroměř. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2011 at 66 years old in Prague (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Bill Roycroft
Australian equestrian (1915-2011).
Born March 17th, 1915 in Yea.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 96 years old [ref]
Susana Chávez
Mexican activist (1974-2011).
Born November 5th, 1974 in Ciudad Juárez.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 36 years old in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Anatoliy Skorokhod
Ukrainian american mathematician (1930–2011).
Born September 10th, 1930 in Nikopol.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Lansing. [ref]
Tatyana Lioznova
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter (1924-2011).
Born July 20th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino