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In the year 2011
1,021 Notable deaths
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Head of the libyan army (1940-2011).
Born January 16th, 1940 in Jalu. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Indian writer (1942–2011).
Born November 14th, 1942 in Guwahati.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 69 years old in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. [ref]
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011).
Born July 19th, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Christa Wolf
German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).
Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
William Campbell
American actor (1926–2011).
Born October 30th, 1923 in Newark.
Died April 28th, 2011 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Shahbaz Bhatti
Minister for minorities affairs, pakistan (1968-2011).
Born September 9th, 1968 in Lahore.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 42 years old in Islamabad (assassination). [ref]
Hend Rostom
Egyptian actress.
Born November 12th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died August 8th, 2011 at 79 years old in Giza (myocardial infarction).
Wild Man Fischer
American musician (1944-2011).
Born November 6th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died June 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 1021
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