In the year 2011
1,038 Notable deaths
Nancy Wake
New zealander and australian war heroine.
Born August 30th, 1912 in Roseneath.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 98 years old in Kingston upon Thames (infectious disease). [ref]
Ken Russell
British film director (1927-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Southampton. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Jack Layton
Leader of the new democratic party of canada (1950-2011).
Born July 18th, 1950 in Montreal.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 61 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Cy Twombly
American painter, sculptor and photographer (1928–2011).
Born April 25th, 1928 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2011 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Jerry Lawson
American video game developer.
Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes).
Michael Sarrazin
Canadian actor (1940-2011).
Born May 22nd, 1940 in Quebec City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Linda Christian
Mexican actress (1923–2011).
Born November 13th, 1923 in Tampico.
Died July 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Palm Desert (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Sujatha
Indian actress (1952–2011).
Born December 10th, 1952 in Galle.
Died April 6th, 2011 at 58 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Anna Massey
British actress (1937-2011).
Born August 11th, 1937 in Thakeham.
Died July 3rd, 2011 at 73 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Nicol Williamson
British actor (1936–2011).
Born September 14th, 1938 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2011 at 73 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
John Dye
American film and television actor (1963–2011).
Born January 31st, 1963 in Amory.
Died January 10th, 2011 at 47 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mohamed Bouazizi
Tunisian street vendor.
Born March 29th, 1984 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 26 years old in Ben Arous (self-immolation). [ref]
Annette Charles
American actress.
Born March 5th, 1948 in Los Angeles.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Dan Peek
American musician (1950-2011).
Born November 1st, 1950 in Panama City.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 60 years old in Farmington (uremic pericarditis). [ref]
Poly Styrene
Punk musician (1957-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1957 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 53 years old in Sussex (breast cancer). [ref]
Marco Simoncelli
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born January 20th, 1987 in Cattolica.
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 24 years old in Sepang District (falling, struck by vehicle). [ref]
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born July 17th, 1952 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2011 at 58 years old in Edison (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Ron.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Pune. [ref]
Seth Putnam
American musician (1968–2011).
Born May 15th, 1968 in Austin.
Died June 11th, 2011 at 43 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jill Haworth
British actress (1945-2011).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Hove.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Mutassim Gaddafi
Officer and national security advisor for libya (1974-2011).
Born December 18th, 1974 in Tripoli. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 36 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Frances Bay
Canadian actress.
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Winnipeg.
Died September 15th, 2011 at 92 years old in Tarzana (pneumonia). [ref]
Leonora Carrington
British-born mexican artist, painter and novelist (1917–2011).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Clayton-le-Woods.
Died May 25th, 2011 at 94 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, disease). [ref]
Margo Dydek
Polish basketball player.
Born April 28th, 1974 in Warsaw.
Died May 27th, 2011 at 37 years old in Brisbane (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 1038
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu