In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset
French writer (1912-2001).
Born April 27th, 1912 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Philippe Agostini
French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (1910–2001).
Born August 11th, 1910 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 20th, 2001 at 91 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Bahne Rabe
West german rower (1963–2001).
Born August 7th, 1963 in Hamburg.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 37 years old in Kiel.
Harry Winter
German-austrian singer.
Born September 24th, 1914 in Bytom.
Died December 3rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Franco Balducci
Italian actor (1922-2001).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Perugia.
Died June 7th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bettona.
Paolo Bertoli
Catholic cardinal (1908–2001).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Camporgiano.
Died November 8th, 2001 at 93 years old in Rome.
Jean Dorst
French ornithologist (1924-2001).
Born August 7th, 1924 in Mulhouse.
Died August 8th, 2001 at 77 years old in Paris.
Liisi Oterma
Finnish astronomer.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Turku.
Died April 4th, 2001 at 86 years old in Turku.
Rønnaug Alten
Norwegian actress (1910–2001).
Born February 9th, 1910 in Tromsø Municipality.
Died January 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Oslo.
Fayga Ostrower
Engraver, printmaker and painter (1920-2001).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Łódź.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Donald McPherson
Canadian figure skater. (1945–2001).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Windsor.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 56 years old in Munich (diabetes).
Bobby Evans
Scottish footballer and manager (1927-2001).
Born July 16th, 1927 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2001 at 74 years old in Airdrie (pneumonia). [ref]
Sargis Baghdasaryan
Armenian artist.
Born September 5th, 1923 in Binədərəsi.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Don Roper
English footballer (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Hampshire.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 78 years old in Southampton.
George Hamilton
Scottish footballer (1917-2001).
Born December 7th, 1917 in Irvine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Geoff Brown
Australian tennis player (1924–2001).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Euroa.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 77 years old in Euroa. [ref]
Mirvarid Dilbazi
Azerbaijani poet (1912–2001).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Xanlıqlar.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Baku.
Jay Chamberlain
American racing driver (1925-2001).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died August 1st, 2001 at 75 years old in Tucson.
Rafael Lapesa Melgar
Spanish philologist (1908-2001).
Born February 8th, 1908 in Valencia.
Died February 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Madrid.
Irina Bugrimova
Russian circus performer (1910–2001).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Leonid Osyka
Soviet and ukrainian film director, screenwriter (1940-2001).
Died September 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Sergio Mantovani
Italian racing driver.
Born May 22nd, 1929 in Cusano Milanino.
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 71 years old in Milan.
Juan Lechín Oquendo
Trade unionist & vice president of bolivia (1914-2001).
Born May 18th, 1914 in Coro Coro.
Died August 27th, 2001 at 87 years old in La Paz.
George Connor
Racecar driver (1906-2001).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Rialto.
Died March 28th, 2001 at 94 years old in Hesperia.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 768
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci