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April 30, 2011

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Historical Context for April 30, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]

Notable Deaths

Dorjee Khandu

2011Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1955)[†]

Dorjee Khandu was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from 2007 until his death in a helicopter crash in April 2011.

2011Evald Okas, Estonian painter (born 1915)[†]

Evald Okas was an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes.

Ernesto Sabato

2011Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)[†]

Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America". Upon his death El País dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature".

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