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In the year 2001
765 Notable deaths
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 Brussels (falling from height, pulmonary embolism).
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 December 18th, 1928 in Houston.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
David Swift
American director and producer (1919-2001).
Born July 27th, 1919 in Minneapolis.
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.
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Happy Hairston
Basketball player (1942-2001).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Jutta Rüdiger
German psychologist (1910-2001).
Born June 14th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 90 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Khursheed Bano
Pakistani singer (1914-2001).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Kasur District.
Died April 18th, 2001 at 87 years old in Karachi.
Davorin Popović
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1946-2001).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Sarajevo.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (pancreatic cancer).
Donald J. Cram
American chemist (1919–2001).
Born April 22nd, 1919 in Chester.
Died June 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Palm Desert (cancer). [ref]
Thomas Sebeok
American semiotician (1920-2001).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Budapest.
Died December 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Sergej Kraigher
Yugoslav politician (1914-2001).
Born May 30th, 1914 in Postojna.
Died January 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Ljubljana.
Tom Kilburn
British electrical engineer (1921–2001).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Dewsbury. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2001 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Stefan Heym
German writer (1913-2001).
Born April 10th, 1913 in Chemnitz.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Ein Bokek (myocardial infarction).
John S. Romanides
American theologian.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died November 1st, 2001 at 74 years old in Athens.
Philippe Léotard
French singer and actor (1940-2001).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Nice.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 60 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory failure).
Florian Fricke
German pianist, composer and founder of group popol vuh.
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Lindau.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 57 years old in Munich.
Deaths 301 to 325 of 765
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