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In the year 2011
1,020 Notable deaths
Gary Moore
Northern irish musician.
Born April 4th, 1952 in Belfast. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 58 years old in Estepona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andy Whitfield
Welsh actor (1971-2011).
Born October 17th, 1971 in Amlwch.
Died September 11th, 2011 at 39 years old in Sydney (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Harry Morgan
American actor and director (1915–2011).
Born April 10th, 1915 in Detroit. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2011 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Sathya Sai Baba
Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Puttaparthi.
Died April 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Puttaparthi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Joseph stalin's daughter (1926–2011).
Born February 28th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Richland Center (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011).
Born May 26th, 1928 in Pontiac.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Royal Oak (kidney failure). [ref]
Pete Postlethwaite
English character actor (1946–2011).
Born February 16th, 1946 in Warrington. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 64 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jane Russell
American actress and model (1921-2011).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Bemidji. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2011 at 89 years old in Santa Maria (respiratory disease). [ref]
Gerry Rafferty
Scottish singer and songwriter.
Born April 16th, 1947 in Paisley. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Stroud (liver failure). [ref]
Heavy D
American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and musician (1967-2011).
Born May 24th, 1967 in Mandeville.
Died November 8th, 2011 at 44 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 1020
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon