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In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Duke Nalon
Racecar driver (1913–2001).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died February 26th, 2001 at 87 years old in Indianapolis.
Pavel Sadyrin
Russian footballer (1942-2001).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Perm.
Died December 1st, 2001 at 59 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Alfonso Brescia
Italian film director (1930–2001).
Born January 6th, 1930 in Rome.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 71 years old in Rome.
Zinaida Voronina
Gymnast.
Born December 10th, 1947 in Yoshkar-Ola.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Balashikha.
Bo Roberson
American long jumper and american football wide receiver (1935–2001).
Born July 23rd, 1935 in Blakely.
Died April 15th, 2001 at 65 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Paolo Emilio Taviani
Italian politician (1912-2001).
Born November 6th, 1912 in Genoa.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 88 years old in Rome.
Christina Cruickshank Miller
Scottish chemist.
Born August 29th, 1899 in Coatbridge.
Died July 16th, 2001 at 101 years old
Shidzue Katō
Japanese politician (1897-2001).
Born March 2nd, 1897 in Tokyo.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 104 years old
Albina Mali
Slovenian communist activist and partisan.
Born September 12th, 1925 in Vinica.
Died January 24th, 2001 at 75 years old in Slivniško Pohorje. [ref]
Ettore Puricelli
Italian footballer (1916-2001).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Montevideo.
Died May 14th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rome.
Stepas Butautas
Lithuanian basketball player (1925–2001).
Born August 25th, 1925 in Kaunas.
Died March 22nd, 2001 at 75 years old in Kaunas.
Arne Sucksdorff
Swedish film director (1917-2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Gustav Vasa parish.
Died May 4th, 2001 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish (pneumonia).
Hsieh Tung-min
6th vice president of republic of china.
Born January 25th, 1908 in Tainan.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 93 years old in Taipei.
Peter Maag
Swiss conductor (1919–2001).
Born May 10th, 1919 in St. Gallen.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in Verona.
Boris Rauschenbach
Soviet physicist (1915-2001).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Zoltán Székely
Hungarian musician (1903-2001).
Born December 8th, 1903 in Kocs.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 97 years old in Banff.
Georgy Shakhnazarov
Russian politician (1924-2001).
Born October 4th, 1924 in Baku.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 76 years old in Tula Oblast.
Viveka Seldahl
Swedish actress (1944–2001).
Born March 15th, 1944 in Oscar Parish.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 57 years old in Kungsholm parish (cancer).
Hans Holt
Austrian actor (1909-2001).
Born November 22nd, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2001 at 91 years old in Baden. [ref]
Margaret Scriven
British tennis player (1912–2001).
Born August 17th, 1912 in Leeds.
Died January 25th, 2001 at 88 years old in Haslemere.
Vladimir Voroshilov
Russian game show host (1930-2001).
Born December 18th, 1930 in Simferopol.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 70 years old in Moscow Oblast, Peredelkino (myocardial infarction).
Alan Greene
Diver (1911–2001).
Born August 29th, 1911 in Denver.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 89 years old
Guy Grosso
French actor (1933–2001).
Born August 19th, 1933 in Beauvais.
Died February 14th, 2001 at 67 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Deaths 501 to 525 of 768
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