In the year 2011
1,024 Notable deaths
Teuvo Laukkanen
Cross-country skier (1919-2011).
Born July 16th, 1919 in Pielavesi.
Died May 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in Pielavesi. [ref]
Roger Gautier
French rower.
Born July 11th, 1922 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 25th, 2011 at 88 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Stefka Yordanova
Bulgarian 800 m runner and european indoor champion (1947-2011).
Born January 9th, 1947 in Burgas.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 64 years old in Burgas.
Lennart Magnusson
Fencer (1924–2011).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died September 2nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
Joaquín Pérez
Mexican equestrian (1936–2011).
Born October 25th, 1936 in Jalisco.
Died May 20th, 2011 at 74 years old in El Paso. [ref]
Louis Gantois
Canoe racer (1929-2011).
Born November 15th, 1929 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Died February 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Cannes.
Andres Ehin
Estonian writer and translator (1940–2011).
Born March 13th, 1940 in Tallinn.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 71 years old
Franghiz Ahmadova
Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Baku.
Deaths 1011 to 1020 of 1024
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.