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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
Dennis M. Ritchie
American computer scientist.
Born September 9th, 1941 in Bronxville. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2011 at 70 years old in Berkeley Heights (prostate cancer). [ref]
Anwar al-Awlaki
Yemeni-american imam.
Born April 22nd, 1971 in Las Cruces.
Died September 30th, 2011 at 40 years old in Al Jawf Governorate (airstrike).
Gil Scott-Heron
American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author.
Born April 1st, 1949 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2011 at 62 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Seve Ballesteros
Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011).
Born April 9th, 1957 in Pedreña. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2011 at 54 years old in Pedreña (brain cancer). [ref]
Bubba Smith
American actor and athlete (1945-2011).
Born February 28th, 1945 in Beaumont, Orange. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mike Starr
American bassist (1966–2011).
Born April 4th, 1966 in Honolulu.
Died March 8th, 2011 at 44 years old in Salt Lake City (drug overdose). [ref]
Otto von Habsburg
German politician and crown prince of austria (1912-2011).
Born November 20th, 1912 in Villa Wartholz. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2011 at 98 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
Jagjit Singh
Indian ghazal singer.
Born February 8th, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor.
Born September 26th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
Anne Francis
American actress.
Born September 16th, 1930 in Ossining.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 936
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black