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In the year 2011
955 Notable deaths
Franz Josef Degenhardt
German songwriter, writer and lawyer.
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Schwelm.
Died November 14th, 2011 at 79 years old in Quickborn. [ref]
Aloysius Ambrozic
Cardinal.
Born January 27th, 1930 in Gabrje.
Died August 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Hans Apel
German politician (spd) (1932-2011).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Adolfas Mekas
Lithuanian film director (1925–2011).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Biržai District Municipality.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in United States.
Iakovos Kambanelis
Greek writer and film director (1921-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Naxos Island. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 89 years old in Athens (kidney failure). [ref]
Charles Fambrough
Jazz bassist, composer and producer.
Born August 25th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died January 1st, 2011 at 60 years old in Allentown. [ref]
Pietro Sambi
Diplomat of the holy see.
Born June 27th, 1938 in Sogliano al Rubicone.
Died July 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Ivan Martin Jirous
Czech poet (1944–2011).
Born September 23rd, 1944 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2011 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ernst Badian
Austrian classical scholar (1925–2011).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2011 at 85 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ivan Tkachenko
Russian ice hockey player (1979–2011).
Born November 9th, 1979 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 31 years old in Tunoshna (traffic collision).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan