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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Anthony Storr
English psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2001 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi arabian islamic scholar (1929-2001).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Unaizah. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2001 at 71 years old in Damad governorate (colorectal cancer).
Toby Wing
American actress and showgirl (1915-2001).
Born July 14th, 1915 in Amelia Courthouse.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Mathews.
Bernard Heuvelmans
French cryptozoologist (1916-2001).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Le Havre.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Charles Helou
President of lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth L. Hale
American linguist.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Evanston.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Lexington.
Clifford Shull
American physicist (1915–2001).
Born September 23rd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Medford.
Georgy Vitsin
Soviet and russian actor (1917-2001).
Born April 18th, 1917 in Zelenogorsk.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Venezuelan writer, politician, diplomat and journalist (1907-2001).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Caracas. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grzegorz Ciechowski
Polish rock musician.
Born August 29th, 1957 in Tczew.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 44 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 695
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