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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Sachiko Hidari
Japanese actress.
Born June 29th, 1930 in Toyama.
Died November 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Edwin H. Colbert
American paleontologist (1905-2001).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 96 years old in Flagstaff.
Aldo Olivieri
Italian footballer and manager (1910-2001).
Born October 2nd, 1910 in Verona.
Died April 5th, 2001 at 90 years old in Camaiore.
Alberto Gallardo
Peruvian footballer (1940-2001).
Born November 28th, 1940 in Chincha Alta.
Died January 19th, 2001 at 60 years old in Lima.
Encarnacion Alzona
Filipino historian, educator and suffragist (1895-2001).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Biñan.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 105 years old in Manila.
Edmund Fetting
Polish actor and singer (1927–2001).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Warsaw.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Enrique Mateos
Spanish football player/manager (1934-2001).
Born July 15th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died July 6th, 2001 at 66 years old in Seville.
Hans Mayer
German literary scholar (1907–2001).
Born March 19th, 1907 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 94 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Jean René Bazaine
French artist (1904-2001).
Born December 21st, 1904 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 96 years old in Clamart.
Gunnar Hellström
Swedish actor (1928–2001).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Alnön.
Died November 28th, 2001 at 72 years old in Nynäshamn.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel