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events of the year

Nobel prize 2011

A trio of astronomers, Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess, wins the Nobel physics prize for discovering that the expansion

Sports events of the year

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeats Russia’s Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon women's singles final at London

Events of the year

Pakistan's Punjab’s liberal Governor Salman Taseer is assassinated by his security guard for calling the blasphemy law a “black law.”

Passages

Elizabeth Taylor, the actor who stole a million hearts, passes away at 79 after a dazzling career spanning five decades.

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