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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
John Wood
English actor.
Born July 5th, 1930 in Derbyshire. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Troy Davis
American convicted murderer (1968-2011).
Born October 9th, 1968 in Butts County.
Died September 21st, 2011 at 42 years old in Jackson (lethal injection).
Anne McCaffrey
American-irish novelist.
Born April 1st, 1926 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2011 at 85 years old in Newcastle, County Wicklow (stroke). [ref]
Rick Rypien
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born May 16th, 1984 in Blairmore.
Died August 15th, 2011 at 27 years old in Crowsnest Pass. [ref]
Duke Snider
Major league baseball outfielder (1926-2011).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Laura Ziskin
American film and television producer (1950-2011).
Born March 3rd, 1950 in San Fernando Valley.
Died June 12th, 2011 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (breast cancer). [ref]
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician (1943–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1943 in Stobhill Hospital.
Died October 5th, 2011 at 67 years old in Hampstead (lung cancer). [ref]
Helen Frankenthaler
American painter.
Born December 12th, 1928 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2011 at 83 years old in Darien. [ref]
Sherwood Schwartz
American television writer and producer.
Born November 14th, 1916 in Passaic.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Mario Miranda
Indian cartoonist.
Born May 2nd, 1926 in Portuguese India.
Died December 11th, 2011 at 85 years old in Loutulim. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 936
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