In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
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.
Spede Pasanen
Finnish film and tv series director, producer, actor, comedian, game show host and inventor (1930–2001).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Kuopio. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Sarvvik (myocardial infarction).
Andy Phillip
American basketball player-coach.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Granite City.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Kateryna Yushchenko
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian computer scientist (1919–2001).
Born December 8th, 1919 in Chyhyryn.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Anthony Storr
English psychiatrist (1920–2001).
Born May 18th, 1920 in London.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi arabian islamic scholar (1929-2001).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Unaizah. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2001 at 71 years old in Damad governorate (colorectal cancer).
Toby Wing
American actress and showgirl (1915-2001).
Born July 14th, 1915 in Amelia Court House.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Mathews.
Bernard Heuvelmans
French cryptozoologist (1916-2001).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Le Havre.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Charles Helou
President of lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth L. Hale
American linguist.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Evanston.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Lexington.
Clifford Shull
American physicist (1915–2001).
Born September 23rd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Medford.
Georgy Vitsin
Soviet and russian actor (1917-2001).
Born April 18th, 1917 in Zelenogorsk.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Venezuelan intellectual and politician (1907-2001).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Caracas.
Died February 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction).
Carole Fredericks
American singer (1952-2001).
Born June 5th, 1952 in Springfield.
Died June 7th, 2001 at 49 years old in Dakar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grzegorz Ciechowski
Polish rock musician.
Born August 29th, 1957 in Tczew.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 44 years old in Warsaw.
Rosemary Brown
Self proclaimed spiritual medium (1916–2001).
Born July 27th, 1916 in London.
Died November 16th, 2001 at 85 years old in London.
Ronnie Allen
English football player and manager (1929–2001).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Fenton.
Died June 9th, 2001 at 72 years old in Great Wyrley (Alzheimer's disease).
Ken Aston
Football referee (1915–2001).
Born September 1st, 1915 in Colchester.
Died October 23rd, 2001 at 86 years old in London.
Vasily Mishin
Soviet engineer (1917-2001).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Byvalin.
Died October 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Baby LeRoy
Actor.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died July 28th, 2001 at 69 years old in Van Nuys (disease).
Joan Finney
American politician (1925-2001).
Born February 12th, 1925 in Topeka.
Died July 28th, 2001 at 76 years old in Topeka (liver cancer).
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess (1906–2001).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 94 years old in Valley Cottage.
Piotr Sobociński
Polish cinematographer (1958-2001).
Born February 3rd, 1958 in Łódź.
Died March 26th, 2001 at 43 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Álvaro Magaña
President of el salvador (1925-2001).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Ahuachapán.
Died July 10th, 2001 at 75 years old in San Salvador.
Morris Graves
American expressionist painter (1910-2001).
Born August 28th, 1910 in Fox.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 90 years old in Loleta (stroke).
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott