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In the year 2001
712 Notable deaths
Julie Bishop
American film and television actress.
Born August 30th, 1914 in Denver.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 87 years old in Mendocino (pneumonia).
Roy Brocksmith
American actor (1945-2001).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Quincy.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 56 years old in Burbank (diabetes).
Jaroslav Drobný
Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921–2001).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.
Juan Bosch
First democratically elected president of the dominican republic (1909-2001).
Born June 30th, 1909 in La Vega Province. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Salcedo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Govan Mbeki
South african politician (1910-2001).
Born July 9th, 1910 in Mbewuleni.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 91 years old in Port Elizabeth.
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist.
Born November 23rd, 1939 in Greenwood. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2001 at 61 years old in Beloit. [ref]
Stelios Kazantzidis
Greek singer (1931-2001).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Athens.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 70 years old in Athens (brain cancer).
Virginia O'Brien
American actress and singer (1919-2001).
Born April 18th, 1919 in Los Angeles.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pierre Klossowski
French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001).
Born August 9th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2001 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jay Livingston
American composer and singer (1915-2001).
Born March 28th, 1915 in McDonald.
Died October 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Fred de Cordova
American stage, motion picture and television director and producer (1910-2001).
Born October 27th, 1910 in New York City.
Died September 15th, 2001 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
Donald Hume
American rower.
Born July 25th, 1915 in Olympia.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 86 years old in Monroe.
Indro Montanelli
Italian journalist, essayist and writer (1909-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Fucecchio.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Milan (urinary tract infection).
Anton Schwarzkopf
German roller coaster designer.
Born July 8th, 1924 in Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl.
Died July 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in West Germany (Parkinson's disease).
Howard W. Koch
American film producer (1916-2001).
Born April 11th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Trinh Cong Son
Vietnamese singer, songwriter (1939-2001).
Born February 28th, 1939 in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk.
Died April 1st, 2001 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Albert Hague
American songwriter (1920–2001).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 81 years old in Marina del Rey (cancer).
Tony Miles
British chess player.
Born April 23rd, 1955 in Birmingham.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 46 years old in Birmingham (myocardial infarction).
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer (1936–2001).
Born October 11th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Inglewood (hepatitis, liver failure).
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Francisco Rabal
Spanish actor (1926–2001).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Águilas.
Died August 29th, 2001 at 75 years old in Mérignac (pulmonary emphysema).
Alex Nicol
Actor, film and television director (1916–2001).
Born January 20th, 1916 in Ossining.
Died July 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montecito.
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Hindu leader from the united states.
Born January 5th, 1927 in Oakland.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Kapaʻa.
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