In the year 2011
952 Notable deaths
Nusrat Bhutto
Iranian-born pakistani politician (1929-2011).
Born March 23rd, 1929 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Dubai (stroke). [ref]
Joe Simon
American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher (1913–2011).
Born October 11th, 1913 in Rochester.
Died December 14th, 2011 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yvette Vickers
Actress, singer and model (1928-2011).
Born August 26th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Benedict Canyon (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Nirmala Srivastava
Indian spiritual teacher.
Born March 21st, 1923 in Chhindwara.
Died February 23rd, 2011 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Bill Hunter
Australian actor (1940-2011).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). [ref]
Brian Jacques
British fiction writer known for redwall animal fantasy novels (1939-2011).
Born June 15th, 1939 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tura Satana
Japanese american actress (1938–2011).
Born July 10th, 1938 in Hokkaido.
Died February 4th, 2011 at 72 years old in Reno (heart failure). [ref]
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnamese politician and general (1930-2011).
Born September 8th, 1930 in Sơn Tây. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Kuala Lumpur (disease). [ref]
Serge Nubret
Guadeloupean bodybuilder (1938-2011).
Born October 6th, 1938 in Anse-Bertrand.
Died April 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. [ref]
Gunter Sachs
Photographer, author and industrialist (1932-2011).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Schonungen. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2011 at 78 years old in Gstaad (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 952
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson