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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Lu Jiaxi
Chinese chemist and politician.
Born October 26th, 1915 in Xiamen.
Died June 4th, 2001 at 85 years old in Fuzhou.
Vendramino Bariviera
Road bicycle racer (1937–2001).
Born October 25th, 1937 in Rome.
Died November 23rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Conegliano.
Alex Jany
French swimmer (1929–2001).
Born January 5th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died July 18th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Marseille.
Gyula Szilágyi
Hungarian association football player (1923-2001).
Born January 18th, 1923 in Debrecen.
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Diego García
Spanish athletics competitor (1961-2001).
Born October 12th, 1961 in Azkoitia.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 39 years old in Azpeitia (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Fromm
German handball player (1913-2001).
Born April 12th, 1913 in Hanover.
Died October 13th, 2001 at 88 years old in Hanover.
Bob Tinning
Australian rower.
Born December 25th, 1925 in Sydney.
Died May 19th, 2001 at 75 years old
Charles King
English cyclist (1911-2001).
Born June 12th, 1911 in Putney.
Died July 19th, 2001 at 90 years old in Wellington.
Piet Bromberg
Field hockey player (1917–2001).
Born March 4th, 1917 in The Hague.
Died July 27th, 2001 at 84 years old in Wassenaar.
Oleg Fedoseyev
Soviet long and triple jumper (1936-2001).
Born June 4th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died June 14th, 2001 at 65 years old in Moscow.
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