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From Rock Stars to Dictators: Who We Said Goodbye To in 2011 The Year in Death
This year we say goodbye to addicts and martyrs, survivors and killers. 2011, we'll miss you and (some of) the people you took with you. Here's a list, in order of the year's progression, of 11 notable folks who died in 2011.
Mohamed Bouazizi
March 29, 1984 – January 4, 2011
Although his heart beat for only four days of 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi put the wheels in motion of a year that would bring the
Elizabeth Taylor
February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011
"Big girls need big diamonds," Elizabeth Taylor once said. It's an appropriate statement from the Hollywood actress whose 70-year care
Osama bin Laden
March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011
The ultimate bogey man of the aughts was laid to rest this year, giving a <
Gil Scott-Heron
April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011
Gil Scott-Heron was right when he said "The revolution will n
Jack Kevorkian
May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011
"Dying is not a crime," said the former doctor who put the issue of assisted suicide at the center of American
Betty Ford
April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
First Lady Betty Ford had two qualities that are rare for a Washington insider in today's politics: She told it like it was and enjoyed bipartisan support. On tel
Amy Winehouse
September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011
It's impossible to disentangle Amy Winehouse the artist from Amy Winehouse the
Troy Davis
October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011
In 1989, a police officer was shot to death at a Burger King parking lot in Savannah, Georgia. Seven witnesses said they saw
Steve Jobs
February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
The world seemed to pause on October 5 when we found out about Steve Jobs death, probably on a device he had invented. In his passing, people have likened his
Moammar Gaddafi
June 1942 – October 20, 2011
Exiting heads-of-state don't get much respect these days. Colonel Moammar Gaddafi's oppressive 41-year rule over Libya was brought to an end this year, w
Fred Shuttlesworth
March 18, 1922 – October 5, 2011
Fred Shuttlesworth may be less well-known than fellow civil rights activist Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks, but according to a documentary from 1961, he was &quo
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