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In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Corinne Calvet
Actress (1925-2001).
Born April 30th, 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2001 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Salem al-Hazmi
9/11 hijacker (1981–2001).
Born February 2nd, 1981 in Mecca.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 20 years old in The Pentagon (American Airlines Flight 77).
Johnnie Johnson
British raf flying ace in wwii (1915-2001).
Born March 9th, 1915 in Barrow upon Soar.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 85 years old in Buxton.
Alberto Korda
Cuban photographer (1928–2001).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Havana.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Gombrich
Austrian art historian.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Edward Gierek
Polish politician (1913-2001).
Born January 6th, 1913 in Porąbka. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2001 at 88 years old in Cieszyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Hannelore Kohl
Wife of german chancellor helmut kohl (1933–2001).
Born March 7th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 2001 at 68 years old in Ludwigshafen (drug overdose).
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Indianapolis.
Died February 4th, 2001 at 77 years old in Indianapolis (gunshot wound).
Budd Boetticher
Film director (1916-2001).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Ramona. [ref]
John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham
British writer, historian and politician (1924-2001).
Born April 15th, 1924 in London, Westminster. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in London.
Donella Meadows
American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer (1941–2001).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 59 years old in Hanover.
Herman Brood
Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality (1946-2001).
Born November 5th, 1946 in Zwolle.
Died July 11th, 2001 at 54 years old in Amsterdam, Hilton Amsterdam (suicide by jumping from height).
Dorothy Tutin
British actress (1930–2001).
Born April 8th, 1930 in London.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 71 years old in Chichester (leukemia).
Didi
Brazilian footballer (1928–2001).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Campos dos Goytacazes. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infectious disease).
Salahuddin of Selangor
Sultan of selangor (1926-2001).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Kuala Langat.
Died November 21st, 2001 at 75 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Peter Blake
New zealand yachtsman (1948–2001).
Born October 1st, 1948 in Bayswater.
Died December 6th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (gunshot wound). [ref]
Les Brown
American bandleader (1912–2001).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Reinerton.
Died January 4th, 2001 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer).
Francisco Varela
Chilean biologist (1946-2001).
Born September 7th, 1946 in Talcahuano. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2001 at 54 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912-2001).
Born August 10th, 1912 in Itabuna. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2001 at 88 years old in Salvador (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Nikos Sampson
Cypriot politician (1935-2001).
Born December 16th, 1935 in Famagusta. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2001 at 65 years old in Nicosia (cancer). [ref]
Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer (1939–2001).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).
Jalil Zandi
Iranian general.
Born May 2nd, 1951 in Trujillo.
Died April 1st, 2001 at 49 years old in Tehran (traffic collision).
Philip B. Crosby
Quality guru (1926-2001).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Wheeling.
Died August 18th, 2001 at 75 years old in Winter Park.
Luiz Bonfá
Brazilian musician (1922–2001).
Born October 17th, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (prostate cancer).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 712
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