In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Herblock
American editorial cartoonist (1909–2001).
Born October 13th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ninian Smart
British academic (1927-2001).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.
Vittorio Brambilla
Italian racing driver (1937-2001).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Monza.
Died May 26th, 2001 at 63 years old in Lesmo (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Hilgard
American psychologist (1904–2001).
Born July 25th, 1904 in Belleville. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Helge Ingstad
Norwegian explorer (1899–2001).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Meråker Municipality.
Died March 29th, 2001 at 101 years old in Oslo.
Stan Cullis
English footballer and manager (1916-2001).
Born October 25th, 1916 in Ellesmere Port.
Died February 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Malvern. [ref]
Kira Ivanova
Soviet figure skater (1963–2001).
Born January 10th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Ahmed Sofa
Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual.
Born June 30th, 1943 in Chattogram.
Died July 28th, 2001 at 58 years old in Dhaka.
Marta Hillers
German journalist.
Born May 26th, 1911 in Krefeld.
Died June 16th, 2001 at 90 years old in Basel.
William T. Stearn
British botanist (1911-2001).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2001 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 695
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King