In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Mymensingh District.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dhaka.
Shinji Sōmai
Japanese film director (1948-2001).
Born January 13th, 1948 in Morioka.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in Isehara (lung cancer).
Josef Klaus
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001).
Born August 15th, 1910 in Kötschach-Mauthen.
Died July 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Franco Rasetti
Italian physicist (1901-2001).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 100 years old in Waremme.
Sidney Dillon Ripley
American ornithologist and 8th secretary of the smithsonian (1913–2001).
Born September 20th, 1913 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dalilah
Bellydancer from spain.
Born July 7th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 65 years old in Madrid.
David Beattie
Governor-general of new zealand.
Born February 29th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died February 4th, 2001 at 76 years old in Upper Hutt.
Jan Kott
Polish writer (1914–2001).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001).
Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 695
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot