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In the year 2011
1,001 Notable deaths
David Wilkerson
American pentecostal evangelist.
Born May 19th, 1931 in Hammond. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2011 at 79 years old in Texas, U.S. Route 175 (traffic collision). [ref]
Lynn Margulis
American evolutionary biologist (1938-2011).
Born March 5th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Simonton.
Died December 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 71 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Harmon Killebrew
Professional baseball player (1936-2011).
Born June 29th, 1936 in Payette.
Died May 17th, 2011 at 74 years old in Scottsdale (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Francesco Quinn
Italian-born actor.
Born March 22nd, 1963 in Rome.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 48 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christopher Mayer
American actor (1954-2011).
Born February 21st, 1954 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 57 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
Frank Buckles
United states army soldier and centenarian.
Born February 1st, 1901 in Bethany.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 110 years old in Charles Town. [ref]
Dolores Hope
American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011).
Born May 27th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 2011 at 102 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
Cesária Évora
Cape verdean singer (1941-2011).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mindelo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1001
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson