In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Vladimir Semichastny
Kgb chairman (1924-2001).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Mezhova.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 76 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Serhiy Perkhun
Ukrainian footballer (1977-2001).
Born September 4th, 1977 in Dnipro.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 23 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Carlo Giuliani
Italian anti-globalization protester (1978-2001).
Born March 14th, 1978 in Rome.
Died July 20th, 2001 at 23 years old in Genoa (gunshot wound).
Jacques Marin
French actor (1919–2001).
Born September 9th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Sushila Nayyar
Indian politician and physician.
Born December 26th, 1914 in Kunjah. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Sevagram. [ref]
Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 77 years old in City of Brussels (pulmonary embolism, falling from height).
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001).
Born February 18th, 1928 in Houston.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
David Swift
Director, producer (1919-2001).
Born July 27th, 1919 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Gholam Reza Azhari
Iranian military leader and prime minister (1912-2001).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Shiraz.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Fairfax County (cancer).
Deaths 281 to 290 of 695
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius