In the year 2011
955 Notable deaths
Igor Kon
Russian sexologist and sociologist.
Born May 21st, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Bill Roycroft
Australian equestrian (1915-2011).
Born March 17th, 1915 in Flowerdale.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 96 years old [ref]
Charlotte Kerr
German actress (1927-2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died December 28th, 2011 at 84 years old in Bern. [ref]
Claudia Heill
Judoka.
Born January 24th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 2011 at 29 years old in Vienna (fall).
Robert Lamoureux
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1920-2011).
Born January 4th, 1920 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2011 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Yevhen Rudakov
Footballer (1942-2011).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 2011 at 69 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Vladislav Achalov
Soviet general.
Born November 13th, 1945 in Arsky District.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Iya Savvina
Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]
Héctor López
Mexican boxer.
Born February 1st, 1967 in Mexico City.
Died October 24th, 2011 at 44 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 955
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche