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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Leamon King
Athletics competitor (1936-2001).
Born February 13th, 1936 in Tulare.
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Delano.
Renée Schuurman
South african tennis player (1939–2001).
Born October 26th, 1939 in Durban.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 61 years old in Howick. [ref]
Fanula Papazoglu
Yugoslav historian (1917–2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Bitola.
Died January 26th, 2001 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
José Luis Borbolla
Mexican footballer (1920-2001).
Born January 31st, 1920 in Mexico City.
Died February 11th, 2001 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Bruce Halford
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1931 in Hampton in Arden.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 70 years old in Devon.
Kurt Hoffmann
Film director (1910-2001).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died June 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Munich.
Carlo Bo
Italian poet, literary critic (1911–2001).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa.
Juan Muñoz
Spanish sculptor.
Born July 17th, 1953 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2001 at 48 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Gerhard Ebeling
German theologian.
Born July 6th, 1912 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2001 at 89 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
French film director (1936–2001).
Born February 15th, 1936 in Cannes.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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