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In the year 2011
1,021 Notable deaths
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Tawfik Toubi
Israeli politician (1922-2011).
Born May 11th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer (1937–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
Abdias do Nascimento
Brazilian politician (1914–2011).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Franca.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ricky Bruch
Swedish athlete and actor.
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Gothenburg.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ystad (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Isabelle Corey
French actress and model.
Born May 29th, 1939 in Metz. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]
Hella Haasse
Dutch writer (1918–2011).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Jakarta.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 93 years old in Amsterdam (disease). [ref]
Oleg Grabar
French-born american art historian (1929–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Strasbourg.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Mikhail Kozakov
Soviet-russian-israeli film and theatre director and actor (1934-2011).
Born October 14th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 76 years old in Ramat Gan (cancer).
Theyab Awana
Emirati footballer.
Born July 6th, 1990 in Abu Dhabi.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 21 years old in Abu Dhabi (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1021
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