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In the year 2011
1,021 Notable deaths
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Norfolk.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [ref]
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Conrad Schnitzler
German experimental musician (1937–2011).
Born March 17th, 1937 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 4th, 2011 at 74 years old in Berlin (stomach cancer). [ref]
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist (1925–2011).
Born November 24th, 1925 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva (cancer). [ref]
Zelman Cowen
Former governor-general of australia (1919-2011).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Melbourne.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 92 years old in Toorak (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michael S. Hart
American author, founder of project gutenberg (1947–2011).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Tacoma.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 64 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Mathews
American pioneer in computer music.
Born November 13th, 1926 in Columbus.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Violetta Villas
Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Heusy.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 73 years old in Lewin Kłodzki. [ref]
Eva Zeisel
Hungarian artist, industrial designer (1906–2011).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 105 years old in New York City, New City. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1021
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