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In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Milorad B. Protić
Serbian astronomer (1911–2001).
Born September 6th, 1911 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2001 at 90 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
César López Fretes
Paraguayan footballer (1923-2001).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Asunción.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Pereira.
Hannie Termeulen
Dutch swimmer (1929-2001).
Born February 18th, 1929 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 1st, 2001 at 72 years old in Amsterdam.
Herbert Klein
German swimmer (1923–2001).
Born March 25th, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died September 24th, 2001 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Johnny Anderson
Scottish footballer (1929-2011).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Barrhead. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Leicester. [ref]
Marylise Ben-Haim
Algerian novelist and poet (1928–2001).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Algiers.
Died November 19th, 2001 at 73 years old in Vesoul.
Jerry Cornes
British athlete (1910–2001).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Darjeeling.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 91 years old in Winchester.
Araquem de Melo
Brazilian footballer (1944-2001).
Born July 7th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 19th, 2001 at 57 years old in Miami.
Frans De Mulder
Belgian road bicycle racer (1937–2001).
Born December 14th, 1937 in Kruishoutem.
Died March 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Deinze.
Anatoly Kubatsky
Soviet and russian actor (1908–2001).
Born November 1st, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Alvar
Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist (1923–2001).
Born July 8th, 1923 in Benicarló.
Died August 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Ruth Hellberg
German actress (1906–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Feldafing.
Mwanza Mukombo
Congolese footballer (1945–2001).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Belgian Congo.
Died October 13th, 2001 at 55 years old in Kinshasa.
Sara Ashurbeyli
Azerbaijani historian (1906–2001).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Baku.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 95 years old in Baku.
Joyce King
Australian sprinter (1920–2001).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Sydney.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 80 years old in Willoughby. [ref]
Knut Fægri
Norwegian botanist (1909-2001).
Born July 17th, 1909 in Bergen.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 92 years old in Bergen.
Ken Green
English footballer (1924-2001).
Born April 27th, 1924 in Plaistow. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2001 at 77 years old in Sutton Coldfield. [ref]
Savva Kulish
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer (1936—2001).
Born October 17th, 1936 in Odesa.
Died June 9th, 2001 at 64 years old in Yaroslavl (cerebrovascular disease).
Iskra Babich
Soviet-russian film director and screenwriter (1932—2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Sochi.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
French chess player (1919–2001).
Born March 9th, 1919 in Versailles.
Died September 6th, 2001 at 82 years old in Grasse.
Vic Wilson
Racecar driver (1931-2001).
Born April 14th, 1931 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 69 years old in Gerrards Cross (traffic collision).
Jim Taylor
English footballer (1917-2001).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Hillingdon.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 83 years old in Reading.
József Csermák
Athletics competitor (1932–2001).
Born February 14th, 1932 in Senec.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 68 years old in Tapolca. [ref]
Pelageya Danilova
Artistic gymnast (1918-2001).
Born May 4th, 1918 in Pskovsky Uyezd.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vasili Kuznetsov
Athletics competitor (1932-2001).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Ryazan.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 69 years old in Moscow.
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