In the year 2011
1,020 Notable deaths
Maria Schneider
French actress (1952-2011).
Born March 27th, 1952 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 2011 at 58 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Kim Jong-il
Supreme leader of north korea from 1994 to 2011.
Born February 16th, 1942 in Vyatskoye. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 69 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Seve Ballesteros
Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011).
Born April 9th, 1957 in Pedreña. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2011 at 54 years old in Pedreña (brain cancer). [ref]
Har Gobind Khorana
Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). [ref]
Bubba Smith
American football player and actor (1945–2011).
Born February 28th, 1945 in Beaumont, Orange.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Otto von Habsburg
Head of the house of habsburg-lorraine and german politician.
Born November 20th, 1912 in Villa Wartholz.
Died July 4th, 2011 at 98 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
Dorothea Puente
American serial killer (1929-2011).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Redlands.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Chowchilla (disease). [ref]
Sargent Shriver
American diplomat, politician and activist (1915-2011).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Westminster.
Died January 18th, 2011 at 95 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Anne Francis
American actress (1930–2011).
Born September 16th, 1930 in Ossining.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer). [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor (1914–2011).
Born September 28th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks