In the year 2011
1,001 Notable deaths
Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 102 years old in Jackson (pneumonia). [ref]
Ron Lyle
American boxer (1941–2011).
Born February 12th, 1941 in Dayton.
Died November 26th, 2011 at 70 years old in Denver. [ref]
Mikey Welsh
American musician and painter (1971-2011).
Born April 20th, 1971 in Syracuse.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 40 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Derek Boogaard
Canadian ice hockey player (1982-2011).
Born June 23rd, 1982 in Saskatoon.
Died May 13th, 2011 at 28 years old in Minneapolis (foodborne illness). [ref]
Ali Reza Pahlavi
Iranian prince.
Born July 28th, 1966 in Tehran. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2011 at 44 years old in Boston (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Peggy Rea
American actress (1921–2011).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Toluca Lake (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Sylvia Robinson
American singer, record producer, and executive.
Born March 6th, 1936 in Harlem.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Secaucus (heart failure). [ref]
Warren Christopher
U.s. secretary of state (1925-2011).
Born October 27th, 1925 in Scranton.
Died March 18th, 2011 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer, kidney cancer). [ref]
Frank Kameny
American activist.
Born May 21st, 1925 in New York City.
Died October 11th, 2011 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
John Wood
English actor.
Born July 5th, 1930 in Derbyshire. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 1001
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.