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In the year 2011
952 Notable deaths
Vang Pao
Laotian-american soldier.
Born December 8th, 1929 in Xiangkhouang Province.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Clovis (pneumonia). [ref]
John Howard Davies
English actor, producer and director (1939–2011).
Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). [ref]
Aranmula Ponnamma
Indian actress.
Born April 8th, 1915 in Aranmula.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 95 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
John Shalikashvili
United states general.
Born June 27th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 75 years old in Madigan Army Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Tom Aldredge
American television, film and stage actor (1928-2011).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Dayton.
Died July 22nd, 2011 at 83 years old in Tampa (lymphoma). [ref]
Annie Easley
American mathematician and rocket scientist.
Born April 23rd, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Joseph Brooks
American director and composer (1938-2011).
Born March 11th, 1938 in New York City.
Died May 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in New York City (asphyxia). [ref]
Frederick Chiluba
Former president of zambia (1991–2002).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Kitwe.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Lusaka (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexican actor.
Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer.
Born July 22nd, 1924 in Detroit.
Died January 10th, 2011 at 86 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 952
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