In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Jan Lenica
Polish graphic designer and cartoonist (1928–2001).
Born January 4th, 1928 in Poznań.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Rudolf Witzig
German world war ii fallschirmjäger (1916-2001).
Born August 14th, 1916 in Herne.
Died October 3rd, 2001 at 85 years old in Oberschleißheim.
Samuel Khachikian
Iranian film director.
Born October 22nd, 1923 in Tabriz.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 78 years old in Tehran.
Colin Webster
Welsh footballer (1932-2001).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Cardiff.
Died March 1st, 2001 at 68 years old in Swansea (cancer).
Alessandro Natta
Italian politician (1918–2001).
Born January 7th, 1918 in Oneglia.
Died May 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Imperia.
Alex Scott
Scottish footballer (1937-2001).
Born November 22nd, 1936 in Falkirk.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 64 years old in Falkirk.
Sándor Kopácsi
Participant in, and chronicler of, the hungarian revolution of 1956 (1922–2001).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Miskolc.
Died March 2nd, 2001 at 78 years old in Toronto.
Gustave Thibon
French philosopher.
Born September 2nd, 1903 in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2001 at 97 years old in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche. [ref]
Pedro Laín Entralgo
Medical researcher (1908-2001).
Born February 15th, 1908 in Urrea de Gaén. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2001 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Vasily Abaev
Ossetian soviet linguist (1900-2001).
Born January 3rd, 1900 in Kobi.
Died March 18th, 2001 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Everyone dies. But not everyone really lives. Unknown