deaths
June 3, 2011
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (born 1928)
Jack Kevorkian
Murad Jacob Kevorkian was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was convicted of murder in 1999 and was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death".
June 3
June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 211 days remain until the end of the year.