In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Luigi Broglio
Italian aerospace engineer (1911-2001).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Mestre.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 89 years old in Rome.
Algodão
Brazilian basketball player (1925–2001).
Born March 1st, 1925 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 76 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Horace Gwynne
Canadian boxer (1912-2001).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Toronto.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Mauro Bicicli
Italian footballer and manager (1935–2001).
Born April 17th, 1935 in Crema.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 66 years old in Crema.
Bill Homeier
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1918 in Rock Island.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 82 years old in Houston.
Mario Perazzolo
Italian footballer and manager (1911-2001).
Died August 3rd, 2001 at 90 years old in Padua.
Alex Blignaut
South african racing driver.
Born November 30th, 1932 in Johannesburg.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Terry Gathercole
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder, coach (1935-2001).
Born November 25th, 1935 in Tallimba.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 65 years old in Canberra.
Emin Sabitoglu
Film score composer (1937-2000).
Born November 2nd, 1937 in Baku.
Died October 18th, 2001 at 63 years old in Baku.
Kaija Siren
Finnish architect (1920–2001).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Kotka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2001 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Brenda Helser
American swimmer.
Born May 26th, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died March 26th, 2001 at 74 years old
Guy Carlton
American weightlifter.
Born January 16th, 1954 in Amherst.
Died May 11th, 2001 at 47 years old in Arrowsmith.
Eliezer Shostak
Israeli politician (1911–2001).
Born December 16th, 1911 in Volodymyrets. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2001 at 89 years old in Israel.
Ramon Barnils i Folguera
Catalan journalist (1940–2001).
Born October 13th, 1940 in Sabadell.
Died March 14th, 2001 at 60 years old in Reus (cancer).
Henry Jonsson
Swedish middle- and long distance runner.
Died March 9th, 2001 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Phil Cade
American racecar driver (1916–2001).
Born June 12th, 1916 in Charles City.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 85 years old in Winchester.
Ibrahim Shams
Egyptian weightlifter.
Born January 16th, 1917 in Alexandria.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Alexandria.
Maria von Tasnady
Hungarian actress (1911-2001).
Born November 16th, 1911 in Petrila.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 89 years old in Munich.
Ruhi Sarıalp
Turkish track athlete (1924–2001).
Born December 15th, 1924 in Manisa.
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 76 years old in İzmir. [ref]
Gerardo Barbero
Argentine chess player (1961–2001).
Born August 21st, 1961 in Lanús.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 39 years old in Budapest (cancer).
Simon Slåttvik
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1917-2001).
Born July 24th, 1917 in Valnesfjord.
Died May 3rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Luise Krüger
German javelin thrower (1915-2001).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Cotta.
Died June 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Paula Wiesinger
Italian alpine skier (1907–2001).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Bolzano.
Died June 11th, 2001 at 94 years old in Seiser Alm. [ref]
Deaths 601 to 625 of 768
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