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In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Albert Kanene Obiefuna
Archbishop of the roman catholic archdiocese of onitsha, nigeria (1930-2011).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Anambra State.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 81 years old (cancer).
Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu
Roman catholic archbishop of the roman catholic archdiocese of santiago de cuba (1932–2011).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in San Luis.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Miami.
Wolfgang Baumgart
Olympic medalist (1949-2011).
Born October 23rd, 1949 in Inheiden.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 61 years old
Claude Bourquard
French fencer.
Born March 5th, 1937 in Belfort. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 74 years old [ref]
Janusz Kierzkowski
Polish racing cyclist.
Born February 26th, 1947 in Borek. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2011 at 64 years old in Wrocław.
Vasilijs Stepanovs
Soviet weightlifter (1927–2011).
Born December 27th, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2011 at 83 years old in Riga. [ref]
Allen Morgan
American rower.
Born July 16th, 1925 in Seattle.
Died September 12th, 2011 at 86 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Rune Gustafsson
Swedish middle distance runner.
Born December 1st, 1919.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 91 years old
Krasimira Gyurova
Olympic medalist in basketball (1953-2011).
Born October 26th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died March 30th, 2011 at 57 years old in Sofia.
Per Olav Wiken
Norwegian sailor (1937–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Oslo.
Died January 14th, 2011 at 73 years old in Manilva. [ref]
Viktor Modzolevsky
Fencer (1943-2011).
Born April 13th, 1943 in Aktobe.
Died November 20th, 2011 at 68 years old in Borshchevoye (traffic collision). [ref]
Alfonso Martínez
Spanish basketball player (1937-2011).
Born January 24th, 1937 in Zaragoza.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 74 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig
Argentine physician (1910-2011).
Born November 9th, 1910 in Turin.
Died November 27th, 2011 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires.
Teuvo Laukkanen
Cross-country skier (1919-2011).
Born July 16th, 1919 in Pielavesi.
Died May 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in Pielavesi. [ref]
Roger Gautier
French rower (1922–2011).
Born July 11th, 1922 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 88 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Egon Drews
Canoe racer (1926-2011).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died January 13th, 2011 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Stefka Yordanova
Bulgarian 800 m runner and european indoor champion (1947-2011).
Born January 9th, 1947 in Burgas.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 64 years old in Burgas.
Lennart Magnusson
Fencer (1924–2011).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died September 2nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh
Ghanaian writer.
Born February 6th, 1936.
Died February 14th, 2011 at 75 years old
Joaquín Pérez
Mexican equestrian (1936–2011).
Born October 25th, 1936 in Jalisco.
Died May 20th, 2011 at 74 years old in El Paso. [ref]
Louis Gantois
Canoe racer (1929-2011).
Born November 15th, 1929 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Died February 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Cannes.
Andres Ehin
Estonian writer and translator (1940–2011).
Born March 13th, 1940 in Tallinn.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 71 years old
Franghiz Ahmadova
Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Baku.
Ettore Milano
Italian professional road cyclist (1925-2011).
Died October 21st, 2011 at 86 years old in Novi Ligure.
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