In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Sidney Dillon Ripley
American ornithologist and 8th secretary of the smithsonian (1913–2001).
Born September 20th, 1913 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dalilah
Spanish bellydancer.
Born July 7th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 65 years old in Madrid.
David Beattie
Governor-general of new zealand.
Born February 29th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died February 4th, 2001 at 76 years old in Upper Hutt.
Jan Kott
Polish writer (1914–2001).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001).
Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer).
Francisco Urcuyo
Nicaraguan vice president (1967–72) and president (1979).
Born July 30th, 1915 in Rivas.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 86 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Michiyo Aratama
Japanese actress (1930–2001).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Nara.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Chen Lifu
Chinese politician (1900-2001).
Born August 21st, 1900 in Wuxing District.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 100 years old in Taichung.
Ferruccio Amendola
Italian voice actor (1930-2001).
Born July 22nd, 1930 in Turin.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 71 years old in Rome (head and neck cancer).
Barry Horne
British arsonist (1952-2001).
Born March 17th, 1952 in Northampton.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 49 years old in Worcester (kidney failure).
Alexandra Adler
Neurologist (1901-2001).
Born September 24th, 1901 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2001 at 99 years old in New York City.
Thomas Brasch
German author, poet and film director (1945-2001).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Westow.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Micheline Ostermeyer
French athlete and piano concertist (1922–2001).
Born December 23rd, 1922 in Rang-du-Fliers.
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bois-Guillaume.
Cyrus Herzl Gordon
American near eastern scholar (1908–2001).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died March 30th, 2001 at 92 years old in Brookline.
Butch Moore
Irish singer (1938-2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Dublin.
Died April 3rd, 2001 at 63 years old (myocardial infarction).
Ilie Verdeț
51st prime minister of romania (1979-1982).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Comănești.
Died March 20th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
René Dumont
French agronomist and sociologist (1904–2001).
Born March 13th, 1904 in Cambrai.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 97 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois.
Cornelius Warmerdam
American pole vaulter, coach (1915–2001).
Born June 22nd, 1915 in Long Beach.
Died November 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fresno (Alzheimer's disease).
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
British mathematician.
Born July 17th, 1909 in Watford.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Chichester.
Danilo Donati
Italian costume designer (1926-2001).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Luzzara.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yuri Ozerov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Richard Chelimo
Olympic long-distance runner.
Born April 21st, 1972 in Eldoret.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 29 years old in Eldoret (brain cancer).
Deaths 426 to 450 of 768
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain