In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Gerhard Ebeling
German theologian (1912–2001).
Born July 6th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 89 years old in Zurich.
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
French film director (1936–2001).
Born February 15th, 1936 in Cannes.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Otto Stuppacher
Austrian racing driver (1947-2001).
Born March 3rd, 1947 in Vienna.
Died August 13th, 2001 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Cino Cinelli
Italian cyclist (1916–2001).
Born February 9th, 1916 in Montespertoli.
Died April 20th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montespertoli.
Herbert Burdenski
Football player and manager (1922–2001).
Born May 19th, 1922 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died September 15th, 2001 at 79 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Jean Richard
French actor (1921–2001).
Born April 18th, 1921 in Bessines.
Died December 12th, 2001 at 80 years old in Senlis (cancer).
Tamara Smirnova
Russian astronomer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in Henichesk.
Died September 5th, 2001 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ernest Bour
French conductor (1913–2001).
Born April 20th, 1913 in Thionville.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 88 years old in Strasbourg.
Juan Acuña
Spanish footballer (1923-2001).
Born February 14th, 1923 in A Coruña.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 78 years old in A Coruña. [ref]
Giacomo Gentilomo
Italian painter (1909-2001).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Trieste.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rome.
Gabriel Lisette
Chadian politician (1919–2001).
Born April 2nd, 1919 in Portobelo.
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 81 years old in Port-de-Lanne.
Lalla Romano
Italian writer (1906-2001).
Born November 11th, 1906 in Demonte.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Milan.
Krste Crvenkovski
Macedonian politician (1921-2001).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Prilep.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Tatyana Averina
Soviet speed skater.
Born June 25th, 1950 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 51 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Nikolai Korndorf
Soviet-russian and canadian composer, music educator (1947—2001).
Born January 23rd, 1947 in Moscow.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 54 years old in Vancouver.
Olga Arsenievna Oleinik
Russian mathematician of ukrainian origin (1925–2001).
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Matusiv. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2001 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Bannikov
Soviet footballer (1938-2001).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Luhyny.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter, director, film producer, and actor (1921–2001).
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome.
Andreas Kupfer
German footballer (1914-2001).
Born May 7th, 1914 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Schweinfurt.
Mikhail Gluzsky
Soviet and russian actor (1918-2001).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2001 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Arie van Vliet
Dutch sprint cyclist (1916–2001).
Born March 18th, 1916 in Woerden.
Died July 10th, 2001 at 85 years old in Woerden. [ref]
Salvador Garmendia Graterón
Venezuelan writer (1928-2001).
Born June 11th, 1928 in Barquisimeto.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 72 years old in Caracas.
Christl Haas
Austrian alpine skier.
Born September 19th, 1943 in Kitzbühel.
Died July 8th, 2001 at 57 years old in Manavgat (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Erede
Italian conductor (1908-2001).
Born November 8th, 1909 in Genoa.
Died April 12th, 2001 at 91 years old in Monte Carlo.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 768
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht