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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
Lilian Jackson Braun
American mystery writer (1913-2011).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2011 at 97 years old in Landrum (lung disease). [ref]
Flórián Albert
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 15th, 1941 in Hercegszántó.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 70 years old in Budapest (surgical complications). [ref]
Itamar Franco
Brazilian politician (1930-2011).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 81 years old in São Paulo (leukemia). [ref]
John Hospers
American philosopher and politician (1918–2011).
Died June 12th, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eugene Nida
Linguist (1914-2011).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Oklahoma City.
Died August 25th, 2011 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Samuel Wanjiru
Kenyan athlete.
Born November 10th, 1986 in Nyahururu.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 24 years old in Nyahururu (fall). [ref]
Kenneth Grant
British occult writer.
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Ilford.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 86 years old [ref]
Eve Brent
Actress (1929-2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Houston.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Sun Valley (disease). [ref]
Hubert Sumlin
American chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Greenwood.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Wayne (heart failure). [ref]
Roger Williams
American pianist.
Born October 1st, 1926 in Omaha. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2011 at 85 years old in Encino (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore