In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
German pilot and sex shop entrepreneur (1919-2001).
Born October 25th, 1919 in Zelenogradsk, Wargenau.
Died July 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in St. Gallen (pneumonia).
Rousas John Rushdoony
American theologian (1916–2001).
Born April 25th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Vallecito.
Ken Hughes
British film director (1922-2001).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Liverpool.
Died April 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Joey Maxim
American boxer (1922–2001).
Born March 28th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died June 2nd, 2001 at 79 years old in West Palm Beach.
Gordon R. Dickson
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1923-2001).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died January 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in Richfield.
Yehiel De-Nur
Jewish holocaust survivor and writer (1909–2001).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Sosnowiec.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Eugene Jackson
American actor (1916-2001).
Born December 25th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 84 years old in Compton (myocardial infarction).
Guy Rodgers
American basketball player.
Born September 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Mirza Delibašić
Bosnian basketball player and coach (1954-2001).
Born January 9th, 1954 in Tuzla.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 47 years old in Sarajevo.
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Peter Maas
American journalist and author (1929-2001).
Born June 27th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2001 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Belgian politician (1919-2001).
Born May 22nd, 1919 in Forest.
Died January 9th, 2001 at 81 years old in Aalst (pneumonia).
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
Italian royal (1914–2001).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Rome.
Died December 4th, 2001 at 86 years old in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
Bertie Mee
English footballer and manager (1918-2001).
Born December 25th, 1918 in Nottinghamshire.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 82 years old in London.
Juan Antonio Villacañas
Spanish poet, essayist and critic (1922-2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Toledo.
Died August 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Toledo.
Robert W. Floyd
American computer scientist (1936-2001).
Born June 8th, 1936 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2001 at 65 years old in Stanford.
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ss officer (1910-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Schwerin.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
Tony Ashton
British musician (1946–2001).
Born March 1st, 1946 in Blackburn.
Died May 28th, 2001 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Keith A. Glascoe
American actor and firefighter (1962-2001).
Born December 9th, 1962 in San Francisco.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 38 years old in World Trade Center (September 11 attacks).
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
45th president of bolivia.
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Tarija.
Died July 7th, 2001 at 93 years old in Tarija.
Larry Costello
American basketball player and coach (1931-2001).
Died December 13th, 2001 at 70 years old in Fort Myers.
Kristina Söderbaum
German actress, producer and photographer.
Born September 5th, 1912 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Hitzacker. [ref]
Karuna Banerjee
Indian actress (1919-2001).
Born December 25th, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kolkata.
John A. Alonzo
American cinematographer (1934-2001).
Born June 12th, 1934 in Dallas.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills.
Cássia Eller
Brazilian singer (1962-2001).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young