In the year 2011
1,020 Notable deaths
Andrew Gold
American singer, musician and songwriter (1951-2011).
Born August 2nd, 1951 in Burbank.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John McCarthy
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jennifer Worth
British nurse, author and musician (1935–2011).
Born September 25th, 1935 in Clacton-on-Sea.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 75 years old in England (esophageal cancer).
Kenneth Mars
American actor (1935-2011).
Born April 4th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 12th, 2011 at 75 years old in Granada Hills (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Charles Napier
American actor (1936-2011).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Allen County. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bakersfield (thrombosis). [ref]
Nancy Wake
New zealander and australian war heroine.
Born August 30th, 1912 in Roseneath.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 98 years old in Kingston upon Thames (infectious disease). [ref]
Ken Russell
British film director (1927-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Southampton. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Jack Layton
Leader of the new democratic party of canada (1950-2011).
Born July 18th, 1950 in Montreal.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 61 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Cy Twombly
American painter and artist (1928–2011).
Born April 25th, 1928 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2011 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004.
Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 1020
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius