In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Jerzy Nowosielski
Polish artist (1923-2011).
Born January 7th, 1923 in Kraków. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2011 at 88 years old in Kraków.
Chen Muhua
Chinese politician (1921-2011).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Qingtian.
Died May 12th, 2011 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Inge Sørensen
Danish swimmer.
Born July 18th, 1924 in Gentofte.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Pierre Quinon
Pole vaulter (1962-2011).
Born February 20th, 1962 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 17th, 2011 at 49 years old in Hyères (falling). [ref]
Alexander Vasyunov
Russian ice hockey player (1988-2011).
Born April 22nd, 1988 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 23 years old in Tunoshna.
Sunday Bada
Athletics competitor (1969-2011).
Born June 22nd, 1969 in Kaduna.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 42 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Robert W. Clower
American economist (1926-2011).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Pullman.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Columbia. [ref]
Sickan Carlsson
Swedish actress and singer (1915-2011).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 96 years old in Högalid Parish. [ref]
Omar Amiralay
Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist (1944–2011).
Born October 20th, 1944 in Damascus. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 66 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jesús María Pereda
Spanish football player/manager (1938-2011).
Born June 15th, 1938 in Medina de Pomar.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Augusto Algueró
Spanish composer and music director (1934–2011).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 76 years old in Torremolinos (heart failure). [ref]
Willie Fernie
Scottish footballer (1928–2011).
Born November 22nd, 1928 in Fife.
Died July 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
James L. Elliot
American astronomer (1943–2011).
Born June 17th, 1943 in Columbus.
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 67 years old in Wellesley. [ref]
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez
Philosopher and scholar (1915-2011).
Born September 17th, 1915 in Algeciras.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 95 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Maxim Shuvalov
Russian ice hockey player (1993–2011).
Born April 23rd, 1993 in Rybinsk.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 18 years old in Yaroslavl.
Roger Christian
American ice hockey player (1935–2011).
Born December 1st, 1935 in Warroad.
Died November 9th, 2011 at 75 years old in Grand Forks. [ref]
Ashawna Hailey
American computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011).
Born October 8th, 1949 in Lubbock.
Died October 14th, 2011 at 62 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Norman Foster Ramsey
American physicist (1915–2011).
Born August 27th, 1915 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 4th, 2011 at 96 years old in Wayland. [ref]
Bronislovas Lubys
Lithuanian politician and businessman (1938-2011).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Plungė.
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 73 years old in Druskininkai. [ref]
Jean Tabary
Artist.
Born March 5th, 1930 in Stockholm.
Died August 18th, 2011 at 81 years old in Saint-Jean-d'Angle. [ref]
Thorbjørn Svenssen
Norwegian association football player (1924-2011).
Born April 22nd, 1924 in Sandefjord.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 86 years old in Sandefjord. [ref]
Bill Tapia
American musician (1908–2011).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Honolulu.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 103 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Vitaly Anikeyenko
Russian ice hockey player (1987–2011).
Born January 2nd, 1987 in Kyiv.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 24 years old in Tunoshna (traffic collision).
Géza Alföldy
Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011).
Born June 7th, 1935 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2011 at 76 years old in Athens. [ref]
Jacques Fatton
Swiss footballer (1925-2011).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Exincourt.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Deaths 751 to 775 of 1137
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)