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In the year 2011
1,003 Notable deaths
Felix Zandman
Polish businessman.
Born May 7th, 1928 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter.
Born August 13th, 1939 in Macon.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Burlington (leukemia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Tawfik Toubi
Israeli politician (1922-2011).
Born May 11th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer.
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
Abdias do Nascimento
Brazilian politician (1914-2011).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Franca.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ricky Bruch
Swedish athlete and actor.
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Gothenburg.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ystad (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Isabelle Corey
French actress and model.
Born May 29th, 1939 in Metz. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]
Hella Haasse
Dutch writer (1918–2011).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Jakarta.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 93 years old in Amsterdam (disease). [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1003
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young