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In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Mychal Judge
American friar minor and 1st wtc victim.
Born May 11th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 68 years old in One World Trade Center (collapse of the World Trade Center).
Leon Wilkeson
American bass guitarist (1952–2001).
Born April 2nd, 1952 in Newport.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 49 years old in Ponte Vedra Beach (disease).
Jeong Ju-yung
South korean businessman (1915–2001).
Born November 25th, 1915 in Tongchon County.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 85 years old in Songpa District (pneumonia).
Léopold Sédar Senghor
First president of senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Joal-Fadiouth. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2001 at 95 years old in France, Verson. [ref]
Vijayaraje Scindia
Indian politician (1919-2001).
Born October 12th, 1919 in Sagar district.
Died January 25th, 2001 at 81 years old in New Delhi.
John Fahey
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001).
Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem.
Eileen Heckart
American actress (1919–2001).
Born March 29th, 1919 in Columbus.
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Norwalk (lung cancer).
Iannis Xenakis
Greek-french composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer (1922–2001).
Born May 29th, 1922 in Brăila. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2001 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Delia Derbyshire
English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001).
Born May 5th, 1937 in Coventry.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Northampton (kidney failure).
Herbert Ross
American film director (1927-2001).
Born May 13th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2001 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001).
Born May 18th, 1944 in Wertach. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2001 at 57 years old in Norfolk (car collision). [ref]
Daniel Lewin
American-israeli mathematician and entrepreneur.
Born May 14th, 1970 in Denver.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 31 years old (stab wound).
Abraham Beame
104th new york city mayor (1906–2001).
Born March 20th, 1906 in London.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 94 years old in Manhattan.
Deborah Walley
American actress (1941-2001).
Born August 12th, 1941 in Bridgeport.
Died May 10th, 2001 at 59 years old in Sedona (esophageal cancer).
Wolf Rüdiger Hess
Architect and writer; son of rudolf hess (1937-2001).
Born November 18th, 1937 in Munich.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 63 years old in Munich.
Balthus
French painter.
Born February 29th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rossinière. [ref]
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician (1937–2001).
Born December 30th, 1937 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 2001 at 63 years old in Nashville (lymphoma).
Sabiha Gökçen
First turkish female combat pilot (1913–2001).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Bursa.
Died March 22nd, 2001 at 88 years old in Ankara.
Rosemary DeCamp
American actress (1910–2001).
Born November 14th, 1910 in Prescott.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia).
Mike Mansfield
American politician and diplomat (1903–2001).
Born March 16th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C..
Victor Wong
Chinese american actor (1927-2001).
Born July 30th, 1927 in San Francisco.
Died September 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Locke (heart failure).
Abdulaziz al-Omari
9/11 hijacker.
Born May 28th, 1979 in 'Asir Province.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 22 years old in New York City.
Kim Stanley
American actress (1925–2001).
Born February 11th, 1925 in Tularosa.
Died August 20th, 2001 at 76 years old in Santa Fe (uterine cancer).
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer).
Wail al-Shehri
9/11 hijacker.
Born July 31st, 1973 in 'Asir Province.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 28 years old in One World Trade Center.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 712
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