In the year 2011
1,024 Notable deaths
Hernán Carvallo
Chilean footballer (1922-2011).
Born August 19th, 1922 in Santiago.
Died March 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Santiago.
Pertti Purhonen
Finnish boxer (1942–2011).
Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ragnar Lundberg
Athletics competitor (1924–2011).
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Sweden.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kalmar. [ref]
Eduard Gushchin
Soviet shot putter and olympic medalist.
Born July 27th, 1940 in Motygino, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kati-Claudia Fofonoff
Skolt saami writer and translator from finland (1947–2011).
Born December 8th, 1947 in Ivalo.
Died June 12th, 2011 at 63 years old
Kurt Lundquist
Swedish sprinter (1925–2011).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Sala.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Simrishamn. [ref]
Jan Hugens
Dutch cyclist (1939–2011).
Born March 22nd, 1939 in Heerlen.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 71 years old in Amstenrade (cancer).
Samuel Ruiz García
Mexican roman catholic bishop and indigenous rights activist. (1924–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1924 in Irapuato.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 86 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Eilert Määttä
Swedish ice hockey player (1935–2011).
Born September 22nd, 1935 in Kiruna.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 75 years old in Södertälje. [ref]
Deaths 961 to 970 of 1024
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