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In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of hewlett-packard and businessman.
Born May 20th, 1913 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Isaac Stern
American musician.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2001 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Gloria Hemingway
American physician (1931-2001).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Kansas City.
Died October 1st, 2001 at 69 years old in Key Biscayne.
Mimi Fariña
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Pierre Aumont
French actor (1911–2001).
Born January 5th, 1911 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 90 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction).
Ahmed al-Nami
One of four hijackers of united airlines flight 93 (1977–2001).
Born December 7th, 1977 in Asir Province.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 23 years old in Shanksville (United Airlines Flight 93).
Fayez Banihammad
9/11 hijacker (1977–2001).
Born March 19th, 1977 in Khor Fakkan.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 24 years old in Two World Trade Center (United Airlines Flight 175).
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and coach (1931–2001).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Texarkana.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 69 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Malcom McLean
American businessman (1913-2001).
Born November 14th, 1913 in North Carolina.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 87 years old in Manhattan.
Joe Fagan
English footballer and manager (1921-2001).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Liverpool.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 80 years old in Liverpool (cancer).
Aishwarya of Nepal
Queen of nepal (1949-2001).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Lazimpat.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 51 years old in Narayanhiti Palace.
Isao Inokuma
Japanese judoka (1938–2001).
Born February 4th, 1938 in Yokosuka.
Died September 28th, 2001 at 63 years old in Tokyo (seppuku).
Richard Wurmbrand
Romanian christian minister of jewish descent (1909-2001).
Born March 24th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 91 years old in Torrance.
Michele Alboreto
Italian racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1956 in Milan.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 44 years old in Klettwitz (traffic collision).
Anthony Shaffer
Writer, barrister and advertising executive from england.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2001 at 75 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
G. E. M. Anscombe
British analytic philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1919 in Limerick.
Died January 5th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Nora Eddington
American film actress (1924–2001).
Born February 25th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 77 years old in Glendale (kidney failure).
Anthony Steel
British actor.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).
Michalis Dertouzos
Greek academic (1936-2001).
Born November 5th, 1936 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2001 at 64 years old in Boston.
Nancy Parsons
American actress (1942–2001).
Born January 17th, 1942 in Saint Paul.
Died January 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in La Crosse (diabetes, heart failure).
Harold Stassen
25th governor of minnesota (1907-2001).
Born April 13th, 1907 in West St. Paul.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 93 years old in Bloomington.
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Lima.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Maison Trenet. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Chaudhary Devi Lal
Former deputy prime minister of india (1915-2001).
Born September 25th, 1914 in Sirsa.
Died April 6th, 2001 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
Pakistani sufi spiritual leader, poet, author.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Dhok Gohar Shah.
Died November 25th, 2001 at 60 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
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