11 notable deaths of year 2011- Year in review

11 notable deaths of year 2011- Year in review

Another New Year is in offing and soon the year 2011 will be vanished forever. There has been a lot of happening in the last year and the world saw the rise and fall of many. Nevertheless, some of influential personalities bid farewell to life in the same
and they will be somewhat remembered for their good or bad deeds. Let’s recap the year with some of notable deaths in 2011.

Steve Jobs

Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smart phones to music and movies, passed away on October 5 at the age of 56.

Patricia Dunn

The Hewlett-Packard chairwoman rose from secretary to leader of a financial firm before joining the HP board. She resigned in 2006 after it was revealed that she approved spying on other board members. She expired on December 4 and she was 58.

Moammar Kadafi

Erratic and mercurial, the Libyan leader fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox, deadly diplomacy and cut an at times cartoonish figure in robes and sunglasses and surrounded by female guards. He was killed on 20^th October.

Joe Frazier

The heavyweight champ had epic bouts with Muhammad Ali. In 1971 he became the first fighter to defeat Ali, then lost two rematches. In his 37 professional fights, "Smokin’ Joe" won 32 times. But he never accepted his 1-2 record against Ali. He lived his
life until November 7, 2011.

John Chamberlain

A free-form sculptor, John Chamberlain crafted works from masses of crushed cars and automobile sheet metal. He died on Dec. 21.

Kim Jong Il

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, defied and baffled the world with his nuclear aims and bizarre actions. He was 69.

Vaclav Havel

A former dissident playwright, Havel was the revered first president of Czechoslovakia after it overthrew Communist rule in 1989. His slogan: "May truth and love triumph over lies and hatred." He was 75.

Christopher Hitchens

The British American’s polemical writings on religion, politics, war and other hot-button topics established him as a leading public intellectual. His openness about having cancer elicited thousands of letters and emails to Vanity Fair, where he was a longtime
contributor. He was 62.

George Whitman

Over the years, George Whitman sheltered about 50,000 young, struggling writer types for free at his legendary Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co. on the Left Bank. It also was a magnet for writers like Allen Ginsberg, Anais Nin and Lawrence Durrell. He was
98.

Dan Wheldon

The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was killed in a 15-car wreck in the IndyCar series’ season-ending race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He was 33.

Gil Cates

A legendary producer, director and impresario of the Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates restored the luster to the Academy Awards telecasts, recruiting hosts such as Billy Crystal and Steve Martin. He was 77.

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