In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Anne Haney
American actress (1934–2001).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died May 26th, 2001 at 67 years old in Studio City (heart failure).
Soraya Esfandiari-Bakhtiari
Iranian noble.
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 69 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Anna Mani
Indian meteorologist.
Born August 23rd, 1918 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (stroke).
Hani Hanjour
Saudi arabian hijacker-pilot of american airlines flight 77.
Born August 13th, 1972 in Ta'if.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 29 years old in The Pentagon.
Khalid al-Mihdhar
9/11 hijacker of the american airlines flight 77.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 26 years old in Washington, D.C., The Pentagon (American Airlines Flight 77).
Wilhelm Mohnke
German military officer ss regiment/division brigade commander (1911–2001).
Born March 15th, 1911 in Lübeck.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 90 years old in Rahlstedt.
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke).
Pauline Kael
American film critic (1919-2001).
Born June 19th, 1919 in Petaluma. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 82 years old in Great Barrington (Parkinson's disease).
William H. Masters
American gynecologist (1915–2001).
Born December 27th, 1915 in Cleveland.
Died February 16th, 2001 at 85 years old in Tucson (Parkinson's disease).
John C. Lilly
American physician (1915-2001).
Born January 6th, 1915 in Saint Paul.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Lorenzo Music
American actor, voice actor, writer, producer and musician (1937-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2001 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Jane Greer
American actress (1924–2001).
Born September 9th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 24th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
John Mitchum
American actor and musician.
Born September 6th, 1919 in Bridgeport.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2001 at 61 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Harry Secombe
Welsh entertainer.
Born September 8th, 1921 in Swansea. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2001 at 79 years old in Guildford (prostate cancer). [ref]
Melanie Thornton
American singer (1967–2001).
Born May 13th, 1967 in Charleston.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 34 years old in Bassersdorf (aviation accident).
Stanley Kramer
American film director and producer (1913-2001).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Duong Van Minh
South vietnamese commander (1916-2001).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Mỹ Tho.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Pasadena (disease).
Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died July 23rd, 2001 at 92 years old in Jackson (pneumonia).
Beatrice Straight
American actress (1914-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in Old Westbury. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Fred Hoyle
British astronomer.
Born June 24th, 1915 in Bingley. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bournemouth (stroke). [ref]
Barbara Olson
American lawyer (1955-2001).
Born December 27th, 1955 in Houston.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in Arlington County (aircraft crash).
Kevin Cosgrove
American insurance business executive; died during the september 11, 2001 attack (1955–2001).
Born January 6th, 1955 in Long Island.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 46 years old in Two World Trade Center (collapse of the World Trade Center).
Mary Kay Ash
Entrepreneur.
Born May 12th, 1918 in Cypress.
Died November 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Dallas.
Madeline Amy Sweeney
American flight attendant (1965–2001).
Born December 14th, 1965 in Valley Stream.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 35 years old in 1 World Trade Center (September 11 attacks).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 712
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson