In the year 2011
1,003 Notable deaths
Peter Alexander
Austrian actor and singer (1926-2011).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2011 at 84 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Theodore Roszak
American social historian, social critic, writer (1933–2011).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Sybil Jason
American actress (1927-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died August 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Northridge. [ref]
Felipe Camiroaga
Chilean television presenter (1966-2011).
Born October 8th, 1966 in Santiago.
Died September 2nd, 2011 at 44 years old in Juan Fernández Islands. [ref]
Vann Nath
Cambodian writer and sculptor (1946-2011).
Born January 7th, 1946 in Battambang Province. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Phnom Penh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
José Argüelles
American author and artist (1939-2011).
Born January 24th, 1939 in Rochester.
Died March 23rd, 2011 at 72 years old in Australia. [ref]
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue.
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Norfolk.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [ref]
John Chamberlain
American artist (1927-2011).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist (1925–2011).
Born November 24th, 1925 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 1003
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel