In the year 2011
1,022 Notable deaths
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue (1917–2011).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Norfolk.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [ref]
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Conrad Schnitzler
German experimental musician (1937–2011).
Born March 17th, 1937 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 4th, 2011 at 74 years old in Berlin (stomach cancer). [ref]
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist (1925–2011).
Born November 24th, 1925 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva (cancer). [ref]
Zelman Cowen
Former governor-general of australia (1919-2011).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Melbourne.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 92 years old in Toorak (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michael S. Hart
American author, founder of project gutenberg (1947–2011).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Tacoma.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 64 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Mathews
American pioneer in computer music.
Born November 13th, 1926 in Columbus.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Violetta Villas
Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Heusy.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 73 years old in Lewin Kłodzki. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1022
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore