In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Alexey Maresyev
Soviet aviator (1916–2001).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Kamyshin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (infarction). [ref]
Frankie Carle
American pianist and bandleader (1903–2001).
Born March 25th, 1903 in Providence.
Died March 7th, 2001 at 97 years old in Mesa.
Marie Jahoda
British austrian-born psychologist.
Born January 26th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died April 28th, 2001 at 94 years old in Keymer.
Maija Isola
Finnish textile designer for marimekko (1927–2001).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Riihimäki. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 73 years old in Riihimäki. [ref]
Mauro Bolognini
Italian film director (1922–2001).
Born June 28th, 1922 in Pistoia.
Died May 14th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rome (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Lee Cronbach
American educational psychologist (1916–2001).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in Fresno. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2001 at 85 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Alec Stock
British footballer and manager (1917-2001).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Wimborne Minster.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Wimborne Minster.
Ramón Mendoza
Spanish lawyer and businessman (1927-2001).
Born April 18th, 1927 in Madrid.
Died April 4th, 2001 at 73 years old in Nassau.
Ralph Thomas
English film director (1915–2001).
Born August 10th, 1915 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 85 years old in London.
David Kipiani
Georgian footballer (1951-2001).
Born November 18th, 1951 in Tbilisi.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 49 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
Northern sámi writer, artist and musician (1943–2001).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Enontekiö. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2001 at 58 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Ray Lovejoy
British film editor (1939–2001).
Born February 18th, 1939 in United Kingdom.
Died October 19th, 2001 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Bob Wollek
French racecar driver and alpine skier (1943–2001).
Born November 4th, 1943 in Strasbourg.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 57 years old in Sebring (bicycle accident).
Hillel Kook
Revisionist zionist activist and politician (1915-2001).
Born July 24th, 1915 in Kriukai. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2001 at 86 years old in Kfar Shmaryahu.
Juan José Arreola
Mexican writer (1918-2001).
Born September 21st, 1918 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died December 3rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Guadalajara.
Boozoo Chavis
American musician (1930-2001).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Lake Charles.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 70 years old in Austin.
Javier Urruticoechea
Spanish footballer (1952-2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in San Sebastián.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).
Luis Carniglia
Argentinian footballer (1917–2001).
Born October 4th, 1917 in Olivos.
Died June 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Aaron Flahavan
English footballer (1975-2001).
Born December 15th, 1975 in Southampton.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 25 years old in Bournemouth (traffic collision).
Darshan Ranganathan
Indian chemist (1941–2001).
Died June 4th, 2001 at 60 years old (breast cancer).
Robert Osterloh
American actor (1918-2001).
Born May 31st, 1918 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Los Osos.
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler
German journalist (1918–2001).
Born April 28th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died September 20th, 2001 at 83 years old in Zeuthen (pneumonia).
Jaromil Jireš
Czech director and scriptwriter (1935–2001).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 65 years old in Prague.
Radovan Vlajković
President of sfr yugoslavia (1924-2001).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Ruma.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 77 years old in Novi Sad.
Faisal Husseini
Palestinian politician (1940–2001).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Baghdad.
Died May 31st, 2001 at 60 years old in Kuwait (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 768
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore