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In the year 2011
1,021 Notable deaths
Tim Hetherington
British photographer (1970-2011).
Born December 5th, 1970 in Birkenhead.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 40 years old in Misrata (rocket-propelled grenade). [ref]
Fred Shuttlesworth
Civil rights activist (1922-2011).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Mount Meigs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Margaret Tyzack
British actress (1931-2011).
Born September 9th, 1931 in Plaistow.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Patricia Breslin
American actress (1931–2011).
Born March 17th, 1926 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pancreatitis). [ref]
George Shearing
British-american jazz pianist.
Born August 13th, 1919 in London. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Nasser Al-Kharafi
Businessman (1943-2011).
Born June 17th, 1943 in Kuwait City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vasily Alekseyev
Soviet weightlifter (1942-2011).
Born January 7th, 1942 in Pokrovo-Shishkino.
Died November 25th, 2011 at 69 years old in Munich. [ref]
Charlie Callas
American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2011 at 83 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Jerry Robinson
Comic book artist known for his work on the batman series (1922–2011).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Trenton.
Died December 7th, 2011 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Shalikashvili
United states general.
Born June 27th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 75 years old in Madigan Army Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 1021
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