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In the year 2011
936 Notable deaths
Dan Wheldon
British racing driver.
Born June 22nd, 1978 in Emberton. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2011 at 33 years old in Las Vegas (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004.
Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer).
Andrew Gold
American singer, musician and songwriter (1951-2011).
Born August 2nd, 1951 in Burbank.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sujatha
Actress.
Born December 10th, 1952 in Galle.
Died April 6th, 2011 at 58 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Charles Napier
American actor (1936-2011).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Allen County. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bakersfield (thrombosis). [ref]
Kenneth Mars
American actor (1935-2011).
Born April 4th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 12th, 2011 at 75 years old in Granada Hills (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Marco Simoncelli
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born January 20th, 1987 in Cattolica.
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 24 years old in Sepang District (falling, struck by vehicle). [ref]
Ken Russell
British film director (1927-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Southampton. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Annette Charles
American actress.
Born March 5th, 1948 in Los Angeles.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Mohamed Bouazizi
Tunisian street vendor.
Born March 29th, 1984 in menzah 9.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 26 years old in Ben Arous. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 936
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