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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
Sybil Jason
American actress (1927-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died August 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Northridge. [ref]
Michael S. Hart
American author, founder of project gutenberg.
Born March 8th, 1947 in Tacoma.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 64 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Violetta Villas
Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Heusy.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 73 years old in Lewin Kłodzki. [ref]
Rudolf Mössbauer
German nuclear physicist and noble prize in physics.
Born January 31st, 1929 in Munich.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 82 years old in Grünwald. [ref]
María Elena Walsh
Argentine author and composer.
Born February 1st, 1930 in Ramos Mejía. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2011 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Sándor Képíró
Hungarian police officer.
Born February 18th, 1914 in Sarkad.
Died September 3rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Malcolm Wallop
American politician (1933-2011).
Born February 27th, 1933 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Big Horn. [ref]
Ray Bryant
American pianist.
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Friedrich Kittler
Literary scholar and media theorist.
Born June 12th, 1943 in Rochlitz. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Josefa Iloilo
President of fiji (1920-2011).
Born December 29th, 1920 in Fiji.
Died February 6th, 2011 at 90 years old in Suva. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 936
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz