In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Vasily Abaev
Ossetian soviet linguist (1900-2001).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Kobi.
Died March 18th, 2001 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marie Cardinal
French-canadian novelist, journalist and actress.
Born March 9th, 1929 in Algiers.
Died May 9th, 2001 at 72 years old in Valréas.
Martha Mödl
German opera singer (1912–2001).
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Nuremberg.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 89 years old in Stuttgart (disease).
Marianne Breslauer
German photographer and art dealer (1909-2001).
Born November 20th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Dono
Indonesian actor and comedian (1951–2001).
Born September 30th, 1951 in Surakarta.
Died December 30th, 2001 at 50 years old in Jakarta (cancer).
Jale İnan
Turkish archaeologist (1914–2001).
Born February 1st, 1914 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 2001 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
George Senesky
American basketball player and coach (1922–2001).
Born April 4th, 1922 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 79 years old in Cape May Court House. [ref]
Margaretha Krook
Swedish actress (1925–2001).
Born October 15th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 75 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist (1930-2001).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died November 16th, 2001 at 71 years old in New York City.
Charles Régnier
German actor (1914-2001).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 87 years old in Bad Wiessee (stroke).
Stanislav Rostotsky
Film director (1922-2001).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Rybinsk.
Died August 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Vyborg.
Sachiko Hidari
Japanese actress (1930–2001).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Toyama.
Died November 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Edwin H. Colbert
American paleontologist (1905-2001).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 96 years old in Flagstaff.
Aldo Olivieri
Italian footballer and manager (1910-2001).
Born October 2nd, 1910 in Verona.
Died April 5th, 2001 at 90 years old in Camaiore.
Alberto Gallardo
Peruvian footballer (1940-2001).
Born November 28th, 1940 in Chincha Alta. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2001 at 60 years old in Lima.
Encarnacion Alzona
Filipino historian, educator and suffragist (1895-2001).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Biñan.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 105 years old in Manila.
Edmund Fetting
Polish actor and singer (1927–2001).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Warsaw.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Enrique Mateos
Spanish football player and manager (1934–2001).
Born July 15th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died July 6th, 2001 at 66 years old in Seville. [ref]
Hans Mayer
German literary scholar (1907–2001).
Born March 19th, 1907 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 94 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Jean René Bazaine
French artist (1904-2001).
Born December 21st, 1904 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2001 at 96 years old in Clamart.
Gunnar Hellström
Swedish actor (1928–2001).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Alnön.
Died November 28th, 2001 at 72 years old in Nynäshamn.
Charles Pozzi
French racing driver.
Born August 27th, 1909 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 28th, 2001 at 91 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Nam Sung-yong
Korean long-distance runner, olympic bronze medalist.
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Suncheon.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 88 years old
Lucio Colletti
Italian philosopher and politician (1924-2001).
Born December 8th, 1924 in Rome.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 76 years old in Campiglia Marittima.
Theys Eluay
Indonesian murdered politician (1937–2001).
Born November 3rd, 1937 in Sereh.
Died November 10th, 2001 at 64 years old in Jayapura (strangling).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 768
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney