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In the year 2001
715 Notable deaths
Herblock
American editorial cartoonist (1909–2001).
Born October 13th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ninian Smart
British academic (1927-2001).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.
Vittorio Brambilla
Italian racing driver (1937-2001).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Monza.
Died May 26th, 2001 at 63 years old in Lesmo (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Hilgard
American psychologist (1904–2001).
Born July 25th, 1904 in Belleville. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Helge Ingstad
Norwegian explorer (1899–2001).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Meråker Municipality.
Died March 29th, 2001 at 101 years old in Oslo.
Stan Cullis
English footballer and manager (1916-2001).
Born October 25th, 1916 in Ellesmere Port.
Died February 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Malvern. [ref]
Kira Ivanova
Soviet figure skater (1963–2001).
Born January 10th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Ahmed Sofa
Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual.
Born June 30th, 1943 in Chattogram.
Died July 28th, 2001 at 58 years old in Dhaka.
Marta Hillers
German journalist.
Born May 26th, 1911 in Krefeld.
Died June 16th, 2001 at 90 years old in Basel.
William T. Stearn
British botanist (1911-2001).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Cambridge.
Died May 9th, 2001 at 90 years old in London.
Vladimir Semichastny
Kgb chairman (1924-2001).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Mezhova.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 76 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Serhiy Perkhun
Ukrainian footballer (1977-2001).
Born September 4th, 1977 in Dnipro.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 23 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Carlo Giuliani
Italian anti-globalization protester (1978-2001).
Born March 14th, 1978 in Rome.
Died July 20th, 2001 at 23 years old in Genoa (gunshot wound).
Jacques Marin
French actor (1919–2001).
Born September 9th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Sushila Nayyar
Indian politician and physician.
Born December 26th, 1914 in Kunjah. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Sevagram. [ref]
Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 77 years old in City of Brussels (pulmonary embolism, falling from height).
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001).
Born February 18th, 1928 in Houston.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
David Swift
Director, producer (1919-2001).
Born July 27th, 1919 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Gholam Reza Azhari
Iranian military leader and prime minister (1912-2001).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Shiraz.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Fairfax County (cancer).
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Paul Magloire
President of haiti (1907-2001).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Quartier-Morin.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 93 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Italian conductor and composer.
Born November 2nd, 1946 in Venice.
Died April 21st, 2001 at 54 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Burkhard Heim
German physicist (1925–2001).
Born February 9th, 1925 in Potsdam.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 75 years old in Northeim.
Anne Anastasi
American psychologist (1908-2001).
Born December 19th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 2001 at 92 years old in New York City.
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