In the year 2001

695 Notable deaths

Pauline Moore

Actress (1914-2001).

Born June 14th, 1914 in Harrisburg.

Died December 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Sequim (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Barend Biesheuvel

44th prime minister of the netherlands (1920-2001).

Born April 5th, 1920 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. [ref]

Died April 29th, 2001 at 81 years old in Haarlem (stroke). [ref]

Jelle Zijlstra

42nd prime minister of the netherlands (1918-2001).

Born August 27th, 1918 in Oosterbierum. [ref]

Died December 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Wassenaar (disease). [ref]

Charles Edward Jones

American astronaut (1952-2001).

Born November 4th, 1952 in Clinton.

Died September 11th, 2001 at 48 years old in 1 World Trade Center (September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 11).

Nathaniel Rochester

American computer scientist (1919–2001).

Born January 14th, 1919 in Buffalo.

Died June 8th, 2001 at 82 years old in Newport.

Stewart Imlach

Scottish footballer (1932-2001).

Born January 6th, 1932 in Lossiemouth.

Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in England.

Ugo Fano

Italian physicist.

Born July 28th, 1912 in Turin. [ref]

Died February 13th, 2001 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Elizabeth Jennings

English poet (1926-2001).

Born July 2nd, 1926 in Skirbeck.

Died October 26th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bampton.

Michael Ritchie

American film director (1938–2001).

Born November 28th, 1938 in Waukesha.

Died April 16th, 2001 at 62 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer).

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Gymnast (1921–2001).

Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoriia.

Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci