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In the year 2011
1,002 Notable deaths
Alice Playten
American actress.
Born August 28th, 1947 in New York City.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 63 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Israeli physicist and management guru (1947-2011).
Born March 31st, 1947 in Mandatory Palestine. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2011 at 64 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
South african anti–apartheid activist (1918-2011).
Born October 21st, 1918 in Tsomo.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 92 years old in Johannesburg. [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]
Alfred Burke
English actor (1918-2011).
Born February 28th, 1918 in Peckham.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 92 years old in Barnes. [ref]
Stetson Kennedy
Author, folklorist, anti-ku klux klan crusader (1916-2011).
Born October 5th, 1916 in Jacksonville.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 94 years old in Jacksonville. [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]
Vang Pao
Laotian-american soldier and former drug smuggler.
Born December 8th, 1929 in Xiangkhouang Province.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Clovis (pneumonia). [ref]
Claude Choules
Last living first world war combat veteran in the world.
Born March 3rd, 1901 in Pershore.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 110 years old in Perth. [ref]
John Roll
United states federal judge (1947–2011).
Born February 8th, 1947 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 63 years old in Tucson (2011 Tucson shooting). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 1002
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson