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In the year 2011
954 Notable deaths
Grete Waitz
Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder (1953-2011).
Born October 1st, 1953 in Oslo.
Died April 19th, 2011 at 57 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Kevin Jarre
American screenwriter.
Born August 6th, 1954 in Detroit.
Died April 3rd, 2011 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfred Zech
German child soldier (1932–2011).
Born October 12th, 1932 in Złotniki.
Died June 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Hückelhoven.
Leka I, Crown Prince of Albania
Crown prince of albania (1939-2011).
Born April 5th, 1939 in Tirana.
Died November 30th, 2011 at 72 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Shelagh Delaney
English playwright.
Born November 25th, 1939 in Salford Royal Hospital.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Suffolk (breast cancer). [ref]
Dan Frazer
American actor.
Born November 20th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 90 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
DJ Mehdi
French dj and music producer (1977–2011).
Born January 20th, 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Died September 13th, 2011 at 34 years old in Paris (fall). [ref]
Harold Garfinkel
American sociologist (1917-2011).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.
Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Dolores Fuller
American actress and songwriter (1923–2011).
Born March 10th, 1923 in South Bend.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 88 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 954
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi