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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
Brad McCrimmon
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 29th, 1959 in Dodsland.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 52 years old in Tunoshna.
Paul Picerni
American actor (1922-2011).
Born December 1st, 1922 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Palmdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bernd Eichinger
German film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Born April 11th, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ed Macauley
American basketball player and coach (1928-2011).
Born March 22nd, 1928 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2011 at 83 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Basil D'Oliveira
Cricket player of england. (1931-2011).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Cape Town.
Died November 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Worcester (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb
Boy killed in 2011 while detained by the syrian regime.
Born October 24th, 1997 in Al-Jiza.
Died May 25th, 2011 at 13 years old in Daraa (torture murder).
Ronald Searle
British artist and satirical cartoonist (1920-2011).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2011 at 91 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Mani Kaul
Indian film director of hindi films (1944-2011).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Jodhpur.
Died December 25th, 2011 at 67 years old in Gurugram (cancer). [ref]
Walt Hazzard
Basketball player (1942-2011).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Wilmington.
Died November 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Head of the libyan army (1952-2011).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Jalu.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 59 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 936
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche