In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Alberto Ullastres
Spanish politician (1914-2001).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 87 years old in Madrid.
José García Nieto
Spanish poet and writer (1914–2001).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Oviedo.
Died February 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Algirdas Lauritėnas
Lithuanian basketball player (1932–2001).
Born November 5th, 1932 in Kaunas.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 68 years old in Kaunas.
Josef Peters
German racing driver (1914–2001).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 24th, 2001 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf.
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author (1919–2001).
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Roland Stoltz
Swedish ice hockey player (1931-2001).
Born August 1st, 1931 in Stockholm, Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Gerald Glatzmayer
Austrian footballer (1968-2001).
Born December 13th, 1968 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 32 years old in Schwechat (traffic collision).
Luis Rijo
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2001).
Born September 28th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died May 8th, 2001 at 73 years old in Rivera.
Sergey Afanasyev
Engineer and minister of the soviet union (1918-2001).
Born August 30th, 1918 in Klin.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Ricardo Otxoa
Spanish bicycle racer (1974-2001).
Born August 30th, 1974 in Barakaldo.
Died February 15th, 2001 at 26 years old in Cártama (bicycle accident).
Francisco Calvet
Spanish footballer (1921–2001).
Born September 29th, 1922 in Sant Joan Despí.
Died November 30th, 2001 at 79 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Witold Szalonek
Polish composer (1927–2001).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Czechowice-Dziedzice.
Died October 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Madge Adam
English solar astronomer (1912-2001).
Born March 6th, 1912 in Highbury.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 89 years old
Boris Stenin
Soviet speed skater (1935–2001).
Born January 17th, 1935 in Yekaterinburg.
Died January 18th, 2001 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Finn Ferner
Norwegian sailor (1920–2001).
Born March 10th, 1920 in Oslo.
Died March 11th, 2001 at 81 years old in Nesøya.
Giuseppe Casoria
Catholic cardinal (1908-2001).
Born October 1st, 1908 in Acerra.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rome.
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Danish botanist and diplomat (1908-2001).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Varde.
Died February 9th, 2001 at 92 years old
Alois Lipburger
Austrian skijumper (1956–2001).
Born August 27th, 1956 in Andelsbuch.
Died February 4th, 2001 at 44 years old in Füssen (traffic collision).
José Lebrún Moratinos
Venezuelan catholic cardinal (1919–2001).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Puerto Cabello.
Died February 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Hasan Gemici
Turkish wrestler (1927–2001).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Giresun.
Died June 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in İzmit.
Folke Lind
Swedish footballer (1913-2001).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died February 6th, 2001 at 87 years old in Gothenburg.
Ludwig Hörmann
Cyclist (1918–2001).
Born September 6th, 1918 in Munich.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 82 years old in Munich.
Arseny Vorozheykin
Soviet aviator, twice hero of the soviet union (1914-2001).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Gorodetsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Stephen Halaiko
American boxer (1908–2001).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Auburn.
Died February 6th, 2001 at 92 years old
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