In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Zvonimir Červenko
Croatian general (1926-2001).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Prijepolje.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
Jacques-Louis Lions
French mathematician (*1928 – †2001).
Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1921 in Havana.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in New York City.
Sizwe Motaung
Association footballer (1970-2001).
Born January 7th, 1970 in Newcastle.
Died August 16th, 2001 at 31 years old in Newcastle (death from AIDS-related complications).
Viktor Hamburger
German embryologist (1900-2001).
Born July 9th, 1900 in Kamienna Góra.
Died June 12th, 2001 at 100 years old in St. Louis.
Ardito Desio
Italian explorer (1897–2001).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova.
Died December 14th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.
Spiro Koleka
Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician (1908-2001).
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 93 years old in Tirana.
Malcolm Cooper
British sports shooter (1947–2001).
Born December 20th, 1947 in Camberley.
Died June 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in West Sussex (brain cancer).
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Argentine association manager and football player (1922–2001).
Born October 10th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 14th, 2001 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
David M. Walker
American astronaut (1944-2001).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Columbus.
Died April 23rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Houston (stroke).
Hélène de Beauvoir
French painter and the younger sister of philosopher simone de beauvoir (1910-2001).
Died July 5th, 2001 at 91 years old in Goxwiller.
Molly Lamont
British actress (1910–2001).
Born May 22nd, 1910 in Boksburg.
Died July 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease).
Henri Alekan
French cinematographer (1909-2001).
Born February 10th, 1909 in Paris.
Died June 15th, 2001 at 92 years old in Auxerre (leukemia).
Buddy Tate
American jazz musician (1913–2001).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Sherman.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 87 years old in Chandler.
Sacha Vierny
French cinematographer (1919–2001).
Born August 10th, 1919 in Bois-le-Roi.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Vannes.
Adhemar da Silva
Brazilian triple jumper (1927–2001).
Born September 29th, 1927 in São Paulo.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Mário Covas
Brazilian politician and former governor of the state of são paulo from 1995 to 2001 (born 1930–2001).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Santos.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 70 years old in São Paulo (bladder cancer).
Régine Cavagnoud
French alpine skier.
Born June 27th, 1970 in Thônes.
Died October 31st, 2001 at 31 years old in Innsbruck (falling from height).
Louis Krages
German racing driver (1949–2001).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Bremen.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 51 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound).
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Gauripur Upazila.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dhaka.
Shinji Sōmai
Japanese film director (1948-2001).
Born January 13th, 1948 in Morioka.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in Isehara (lung cancer).
Basilea Schlink
German religious leader (1904-2001).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Darmstadt.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 96 years old in Darmstadt.
Josef Klaus
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001).
Born August 15th, 1910 in Kötschach-Mauthen.
Died July 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Franco Rasetti
Italian nuclear physicist, paleontologist, and university teacher (1901–2001).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 100 years old in Waremme.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus