In the year 2011
1,024 Notable deaths
Claude Bourquard
French fencer.
Born March 5th, 1937 in Belfort. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 74 years old [ref]
Janusz Kierzkowski
Polish racing cyclist.
Born February 26th, 1947 in Borek. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2011 at 64 years old in Wrocław.
Vasilijs Stepanovs
Soviet weightlifter (1927–2011).
Born December 27th, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2011 at 83 years old in Riga. [ref]
Allen Morgan
American rower.
Born July 16th, 1925 in Seattle.
Died September 12th, 2011 at 86 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Rune Gustafsson
Swedish middle distance runner.
Born December 1st, 1919.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 91 years old
Krasimira Gyurova
Olympic medalist in basketball (1953-2011).
Born October 26th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died March 30th, 2011 at 57 years old in Sofia.
Per Olav Wiken
Norwegian sailor (1937–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Oslo.
Died January 14th, 2011 at 73 years old in Manilva. [ref]
Viktor Modzolevsky
Fencer (1943-2011).
Born April 13th, 1943 in Aktobe.
Died November 20th, 2011 at 68 years old in Borshchevoye (traffic collision). [ref]
Alfonso Martínez
Spanish basketball player (1937-2011).
Born January 24th, 1937 in Zaragoza.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 74 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig
Argentine physician (1910-2011).
Born November 9th, 1910 in Turin.
Died November 27th, 2011 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut