In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Aaliyah
American singer and actress (1979-2001).
Born January 16th, 1979 in Brooklyn.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 22 years old in Marsh Harbour (aviation accident).
George Harrison
English musician and member of the beatles (1943–2001).
Born February 25th, 1943 in 12 Arnold Grove.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain tumor).
Jennifer Syme
American actress (1972-2001).
Born December 7th, 1972 in Pico Rivera.
Died April 2nd, 2001 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Timothy McVeigh
American domestic anti-government terrorist (1968–2001).
Born April 23rd, 1968 in Lockport.
Died June 11th, 2001 at 33 years old in United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute (lethal injection).
Dale Earnhardt
American racing driver (1951-2001).
Born April 29th, 1951 in Kannapolis.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 49 years old in Daytona International Speedway (basilar skull fracture).
Jack Lemmon
American actor (1925–2001).
Born February 8th, 1925 in Newton. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]
John Phillips
American musician (1935–2001).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Parris Island. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carroll O'Connor
American actor (1924-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 76 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Anthony Quinn
Mexican and american actor (1915–2001).
Born April 21st, 1915 in Chihuahua City.
Died June 3rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston (pneumonia, respiratory failure).
Henry Lee Lucas
American serial killer.
Born August 23rd, 1936 in Blacksburg.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 64 years old in Huntsville (heart failure).
Joey Ramone
American musician and singer-songwriter.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Forest Hills.
Died April 15th, 2001 at 49 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Thuy Trang
Vietnamese actress (1973–2001).
Born December 14th, 1973 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 27 years old in San Francisco (traffic collision).
Douglas Adams
British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001).
Born March 11th, 1952 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Viluppuram.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Don Bradmam
Australian cricketer (1908–2001).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Cootamundra.
Died February 25th, 2001 at 92 years old in Kensington Park (pneumonia).
Mohamed Atta
Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the september 11 attacks.
Born September 1st, 1968 in Kafr el-Sheikh.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 33 years old in New York City.
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor (1911–2001).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Bhagalpur.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 90 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Phoolan Devi
Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001).
Born August 10th, 1963 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died July 25th, 2001 at 37 years old in New Delhi (assassination).
R. K. Narayan
Indian writer (1906-2001).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Chennai.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 94 years old in Chennai.
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
Berry Berenson
American actress (1948–2001).
Born April 14th, 1948 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 53 years old in 1 World Trade Center (American Airlines Flight 11).
Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Canonsburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Jupiter Inlet Colony (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghan military leader (1953-2001).
Born September 2nd, 1953 in Bazarak.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 48 years old in Takhar. [ref]
Troy Donahue
American actor (1936-2001).
Born January 27th, 1936 in New York City.
Died September 2nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001).
Born June 16th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 84 years old in Boise (horse fall).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene