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In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Gina Cigna
Opera singer (1900–2001).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Angers.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 101 years old in Milan (disease).
Jenny Jugo
Austrian actress (1904–2001).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Mürzzuschlag.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 97 years old in Königsdorf.
Rita Hunter
Singer.
Born August 13th, 1933 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2001 at 67 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Silvio Oddi
Diplomat in the service of the holy see and a cardinal.
Born November 14th, 1910 in Morfasso.
Died June 29th, 2001 at 90 years old in Cortemaggiore.
Hilde Holger
Austrian british dancer and choreographer (1905-2001).
Born October 18th, 1905 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2001 at 95 years old in London (cough).
Jean-Philippe Lauer
French architect and egyptologist (1902-2001).
Died May 15th, 2001 at 99 years old in Paris.
Alexei Tupolev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1925-2001).
Born May 20th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died May 12th, 2001 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Marita Petersen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1940-2001).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Vágur.
Died August 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Tórshavn (cancer).
Alexey Suetin
Chess player (1926–2001).
Born November 16th, 1926 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died September 10th, 2001 at 74 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Luis Santaló
Spanish mathematician (1911-2001).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Girona.
Died November 22nd, 2001 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires.
Helia Bravo Hollis
Mexican botanist, botanical collector, university teacher and director of the botanical garden at the national autonomous university of mexico (1901-2001).
Born September 30th, 1901 in Mixcoac. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2001 at 99 years old in Mexico City.
Ernst Baier
German figure skater (1905–2001).
Born September 27th, 1905 in Zittau. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2001 at 95 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Ranko Marinković
Croatian writer (1913–2001).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Komiža.
Died January 28th, 2001 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Gianluigi Bonelli
Italian comic book author and writer (1908-2001).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Milan.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 92 years old in Alessandria.
Necati Cumalı
Turkish novelist (1921–2001).
Born January 13th, 1921 in Florina.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer).
Graziella Sciutti
Italian soprano, vocal teacher and opera producer (1927–2001).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Turin.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Leamon King
Athletics competitor (1936-2001).
Born February 13th, 1936 in Tulare.
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Delano.
Renée Schuurman
South african tennis player (1939–2001).
Born October 26th, 1939 in Durban.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 61 years old in Howick. [ref]
Fanula Papazoglu
Yugoslav historian (1917–2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Bitola.
Died January 26th, 2001 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
José Luis Borbolla
Mexican footballer (1920-2001).
Born January 31st, 1920 in Mexico City.
Died February 11th, 2001 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Regine Hildebrandt
German biologist and politician (1941–2001).
Born April 26th, 1941 in Berlin.
Died November 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Woltersdorf (breast cancer).
Bruce Halford
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1931 in Hampton in Arden.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 70 years old in Devon.
Kurt Hoffmann
Film director (1910-2001).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died June 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Munich.
Carlo Bo
Italian poet, literary critic (1911–2001).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa.
Juan Muñoz
Spanish sculptor (1953–2001).
Born June 16th, 1953 in Madrid.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 48 years old in Ibiza (bleeding).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 768
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