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In the year 2011
1,021 Notable deaths
Poly Styrene
Punk musician (1957-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1957 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 53 years old in Sussex (breast cancer). [ref]
Marco Simoncelli
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born January 20th, 1987 in Cattolica.
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 24 years old in Sepang District (falling, struck by vehicle). [ref]
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born July 17th, 1952 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2011 at 58 years old in Edison (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Ron.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Pune. [ref]
Seth Putnam
American musician (1968–2011).
Born May 15th, 1968 in Austin.
Died June 11th, 2011 at 43 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jill Haworth
British actress (1945-2011).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Hove.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Mutassim Gaddafi
Officer and national security advisor for libya (1974-2011).
Born December 18th, 1974 in Tripoli. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 36 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Frances Bay
Canadian actress.
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Winnipeg.
Died September 15th, 2011 at 92 years old in Tarzana (pneumonia). [ref]
Leonora Carrington
Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist (1917-2011).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Clayton-le-Woods. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2011 at 94 years old in Mexico City (disease). [ref]
Margo Dydek
Polish basketball player.
Born April 28th, 1974 in Warsaw.
Died May 27th, 2011 at 37 years old in Brisbane (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1021
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy