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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Daniil Sobchenko
Russian ice hockey player (1991–2011).
Born April 13th, 1991 in Kyiv.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 20 years old in Tunoshna.
Clifford Darling
Bahamian politician (1922-2011).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Acklins.
Died December 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Mino Martinazzoli
Italian political party leader and minister (1931-2011).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Orzinuovi.
Died September 4th, 2011 at 79 years old in Brescia.
Mikhail Simonov
Russian aircraft designer (1929-2011).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Assar Rönnlund
Swedish cross-country skier (1935-2011).
Born September 3rd, 1935 in Umeå.
Died January 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Umeå. [ref]
Eva Strittmatter
German poet (1930-2011).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Neuruppin.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
Vida Jerman
Croatian actress and esperantist (1939–2011).
Born May 28th, 1939 in Zagreb.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 72 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]
Leonida Lari
Romanian politician and writer (1949–2011).
Born October 26th, 1949 in Bursuceni.
Died December 11th, 2011 at 62 years old in Chișinău (breast cancer). [ref]
Lisbeth Movin
Danish actress and film director (1917–2011).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Odense.
Died November 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Hillerød. [ref]
Sabri Godo
Albanian writer, activist and politician (1929-2011).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Delvinë.
Died December 3rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Tirana (lung cancer). [ref]
Kuno Klötzer
German footballer and manager (1922–2011).
Born April 19th, 1922 in Geyer.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 89 years old in Norderstedt. [ref]
Kjell Johansson
Swedish table tennis player (1946–2011).
Born October 5th, 1946 in Eskilstuna.
Died October 24th, 2011 at 65 years old in Eksjö.
Clement Arrindell
Governor of saint kitts and nevis (1931-2011).
Born April 19th, 1931 in Basseterre.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 79 years old in Basseterre. [ref]
Janusz Morgenstern
Polish film director.
Born November 16th, 1922 in Mykulyntsi. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2011 at 88 years old in Warsaw (disease). [ref]
Clemar Bucci
Argentine racing driver.
Born September 4th, 1920 in Santa Fe Province. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2011 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Pierre Dansereau
Canadian ecologist (1911-2011).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Outremont, Montreal.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 99 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Jan Marek
Czech ice hockey player (1979–2011).
Born December 31st, 1979 in Jindřichův Hradec. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2011 at 31 years old in Tunoshna (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster). [ref]
Osman Durali
Turkish wrestler (1939–2011).
Born January 15th, 1939 in Vladimirovtsi.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 72 years old in Istanbul.
Pierrette Alarie
Opera singer (1921-2011).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 89 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Ellen Winther
Danish singer (1933–2011).
Born August 11th, 1933 in Aarhus.
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Merle Greene Robertson
American mesoamericanist (1913-2011).
Born August 30th, 1913 in Miles City.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 97 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
George Harrison
American swimmer (1939–2011).
Born April 9th, 1939 in Berkeley.
Died October 3rd, 2011 at 72 years old [ref]
Branislav Crnčević
Serbian writer, politician (1933-2011).
Born February 8th, 1933 in Kovačica.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Roza Baglanova
Singer (1922–2011).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Kazaly.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 89 years old in Almaty (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Morio Kita
Japanese essayist, novelist and psychiatrist (1927–2011).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Akasaka-ku.
Died October 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Meguro (disease). [ref]
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