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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
George Connor
Racecar driver (1906-2001).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Rialto.
Died March 28th, 2001 at 94 years old in Hesperia.
Luigi Broglio
Italian aerospace engineer (1911-2001).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Mestre.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 89 years old in Rome.
Algodão
Brazilian basketball player (1925–2001).
Born March 1st, 1925 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 76 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Horace Gwynne
Boxer (1912-2001).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Toronto.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Mario Perazzolo
Italian footballer and manager (1911-2001).
Died August 3rd, 2001 at 90 years old in Padua.
Alex Blignaut
South african racing driver.
Born November 30th, 1932 in Johannesburg.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Emin Sabitoglu
Film score composer (1937-2000).
Born November 2nd, 1937 in Baku.
Died October 18th, 2001 at 63 years old in Baku.
Kaija Siren
Finnish architect (1920–2001).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Kotka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2001 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Brenda Helser
American swimmer.
Born May 26th, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died March 26th, 2001 at 74 years old
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino