In the year 2011
1,023 Notable deaths
Günther Bechem
Racecar driver (1921–2011).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Hagen.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 89 years old in Hagen.
Sif Ruud
Swedish actress.
Born May 6th, 1916 in Stockholm.
Died August 15th, 2011 at 95 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Josefina Aldecoa
Spanish writer and teacher (1926-2011).
Born March 7th, 1926 in La Robla.
Died March 16th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mazcuerras.
Artem Yarchuk
Russian ice hockey player.
Born May 3rd, 1990 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 21 years old in Tunoshna (traffic collision).
Stig Sundqvist
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-2011).
Born July 19th, 1922 in Boden.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 89 years old in Jönköping.
Alcides Silveira
Footballer (1938-2011).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 72 years old in Montevideo.
Joseph S. Nelson
U.s. biologist and ichthyologist (1937–2011).
Born April 12th, 1937 in San Francisco.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 74 years old in Alberta.
Rafiq Tağı
Assassinated journalist.
Born August 5th, 1950 in Xoşçobanlı.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Baku (stab wound).
Abderrahmane Mahjoub
French footballer (1929-2011).
Born April 25th, 1929 in Casablanca.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 82 years old in Casablanca.
Emmy
Albanian singer.
Born March 15th, 1989 in Skrapar District.
Died February 28th, 2011 at 21 years old in Tirana (struck by vehicle).
Deaths 781 to 790 of 1023
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte