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In the year 2011
1,024 Notable deaths
Justinas Marcinkevičius
Lithuanian poet (1930-2011).
Born March 10th, 1930 in Važatkiemis.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 80 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Cornell MacNeil
American opera singer (1922-2011).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Minneapolis.
Died July 15th, 2011 at 88 years old in Charlottesville. [ref]
Kurt Nielsen
Danish tennis player (1930-2011).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Copenhagen.
Died June 11th, 2011 at 80 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
American writer.
Born March 3rd, 1946 in Elkton.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 65 years old in Toronto (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Cincinnati.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 82 years old in Chesapeake (kidney failure). [ref]
Nella Martinetti
Swiss singer (1946– 2011).
Born January 21st, 1946 in Brissago.
Died July 29th, 2011 at 65 years old in Männedorf (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sena Jurinac
Female opera singer (1921–2011).
Born October 24th, 1921 in Travnik.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Hainhofen (disease). [ref]
Shingo Araki
Japanese animation artist and character designer (1939–2011).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Nagoya.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 72 years old in Itabashi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Hanan Porat
Israeli rabbi and educator (1943-2011).
Born December 5th, 1943 in Kfar Pines. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2011 at 67 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
David Cairns
Scottish labour party politician (1966-2011).
Born August 7th, 1966 in Greenock.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 44 years old in London (pancreatitis). [ref]
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1024
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