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In the year 2001
694 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2001 at 64 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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).
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Cayce. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2001 at 84 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 694
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