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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Krzysztof Kolberger
Polish actor and theatre director (1950–2011).
Born August 13th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Robert Lamoureux
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1920-2011).
Born January 4th, 1920 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 29th, 2011 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Walter Giller
Actor (1927–2011).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Recklinghausen.
Died December 15th, 2011 at 84 years old in Hamburg (lung cancer). [ref]
Theadora Van Runkle
American fashion and costume designer (1928-2011).
Born March 27th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Benny
Belgian singer and musical theatre performer (1926–2011).
Born May 18th, 1926 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died March 29th, 2011 at 84 years old in Beveren. [ref]
Andrej Bajuk
Prime minister of slovenia (1943-2011).
Born October 18th, 1943 in Ljubljana.
Died August 16th, 2011 at 67 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Xavier Tondo
Road bicycle racer (1978–2011).
Born November 5th, 1978 in Valls.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 32 years old in Monachil (traffic collision). [ref]
Virgilio Noè
Catholic cardinal (1922-2011).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Bereguardo.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Johnny Morris
Footballer (1923-2011).
Born September 27th, 1923 in Manchester.
Died April 6th, 2011 at 87 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Héctor Núñez
Uruguayan footballer and manager (1936-2011).
Born May 8th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died December 19th, 2011 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Willy De Clercq
Belgian politician (1927-2011).
Died October 28th, 2011 at 84 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Li Desheng
Chinese general (1916-2011).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Xin County.
Died May 8th, 2011 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Héctor López
Mexican boxer (1967–2011).
Born February 1st, 1967 in Mexico City.
Died October 24th, 2011 at 44 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georges Rivière
French actor.
Born July 1st, 1924 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 86 years old
Minoru Miki
Japanese composer (1930–2011).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Kamona.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mitaka (sepsis). [ref]
Michel Peissel
French ethnologist, author and explorer (1937–2011).
Born February 11th, 1937 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Manfred Mayrhofer
Linguist (1926-2011).
Born September 26th, 1926 in Linz.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Flemming Jørgensen
Danish actor-singer (1947-2011).
Born February 7th, 1947 in Randers.
Died January 1st, 2011 at 63 years old in Egå (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mario Echandi Jiménez
President of costa rica (1915-2011).
Born June 17th, 1915 in San José.
Died July 30th, 2011 at 96 years old in San José (pneumonia). [ref]
Andrea Pazzagli
Italian footballer (1960–2011).
Born January 18th, 1960 in Florence.
Died July 31st, 2011 at 51 years old in Punta Ala.
Erik Gjems-Onstad
Norwegian lawyer, officer, politician and sports official (1922-2011).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Oslo.
Died November 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Gonzalo Rojas
Chilean writer, poet and professor.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Lebu.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 93 years old in Santiago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Andrea Zanzotto
Italian poet (1921-2011).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Pieve di Soligo.
Died October 18th, 2011 at 90 years old in Conegliano. [ref]
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
German footballer (1942–2011).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Sovetsk.
Died December 13th, 2011 at 69 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
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