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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Hans Kalt
Swiss rower (1924-2011).
Born March 26th, 1924.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Zug. [ref]
Carlos Blanco
Mexican footballer (1928-2011).
Born March 5th, 1928 in Madrid.
Died January 9th, 2011 at 82 years old
Masahiro Hamazaki
Japanese association football player (1940–2011).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 10th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Gerd Hagman
Actress.
Born July 4th, 1919 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2011 at 92 years old [ref]
Hernán Carvallo
Chilean footballer (1922-2011).
Born August 19th, 1922 in Santiago.
Died March 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Santiago.
Pertti Purhonen
Finnish boxer (1942–2011).
Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ragnar Lundberg
Athletics competitor (1924–2011).
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Sweden.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kalmar. [ref]
Eduard Gushchin
Soviet shot putter and olympic medalist (1940–2011).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Motygino, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kati-Claudia Fofonoff
Skolt saami writer and translator from finland (1947–2011).
Born December 8th, 1947 in Ivalo.
Died June 12th, 2011 at 63 years old
Kurt Lundquist
Swedish sprinter (1925–2011).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Sala.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Simrishamn. [ref]
Jan Hugens
Dutch cyclist (1939–2011).
Born March 22nd, 1939 in Heerlen.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 71 years old in Amstenrade (cancer).
Samuel Ruiz García
Mexican roman catholic bishop and indigenous rights activist. (1924–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1924 in Irapuato.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 86 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Eilert Määttä
Swedish ice hockey player (1935–2011).
Born September 22nd, 1935 in Kiruna.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 75 years old in Södertälje. [ref]
Hysen Hakani
Albanian filmmaker.
Born July 28th, 1932 in Berat.
Died February 7th, 2011 at 78 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Ernest Vaast
French footballer (1922-2011).
Born October 28th, 1922 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2011 at 88 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Jeannette Batti
French actress (1921-2011).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Marseille.
Died February 10th, 2011 at 89 years old in Courbevoie.
Aino Henssen
German lichenologist (1925-2011).
Born April 12th, 1925 in Elberfeld.
Died August 29th, 2011 at 86 years old in Marburg.
Karel Otčenášek
Czech roman catholic archbishop (1920–2011).
Born April 13th, 1920 in České Meziříčí. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 91 years old in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
Luxembourgian royal (1922–2011).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Berg Castle.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 88 years old in Fischbach Castle (disease). [ref]
Vladimir Ryzhkin
Russian footballer (1930-2011).
Born December 29th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mike Gambrill
Racing cyclist.
Born August 23rd, 1935 in Brighton.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 75 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Cesare Mazzolari
Italian roman catholic missionary bishop (1937-2011).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Brescia.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 74 years old in Rumbek. [ref]
Deaths 1051 to 1075 of 1137
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