In the year 2011
1,003 Notable deaths
Pete Lovely
Racecar driver.
Born April 11th, 1926 in Livingston.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tacoma. [ref]
Vladislav Achalov
Soviet general (1945–2011).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Arsky District.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Karen Khachaturian
Russian composer (1920–2011).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yann Fouéré
Breton activist; european federalist.
Born July 26th, 1910 in Aignan. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 101 years old in Saint-Brieuc (disease). [ref]
Iztok Puc
Slovenian and croatian handball player (1966–2011).
Born September 14th, 1966 in Slovenj Gradec.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 45 years old in San Diego (lung cancer). [ref]
Aldo Clementi
Italian composer.
Born May 25th, 1925 in Catania. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Rome, Catania. [ref]
Andrey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian geographer.
Born July 9th, 1931 in Cambridge.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Justinas Marcinkevičius
Poet (1930-2011).
Born March 10th, 1930 in Važatkiemis. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2011 at 80 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Cornell MacNeil
American opera singer (1922-2011).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Minneapolis.
Died July 15th, 2011 at 88 years old in Charlottesville. [ref]
Kurt Nielsen
Danish tennis player (1930-2011).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Copenhagen.
Died June 11th, 2011 at 80 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 of 1003
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson