In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Don Roper
English footballer (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Hampshire.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 78 years old in Southampton.
George Hamilton
Scottish footballer (1917-2001).
Born December 7th, 1917 in Irvine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Mirvarid Dilbazi
Azerbaijani poet.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Xanlıqlar.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Baku.
Jay Chamberlain
American racing driver (1925-2001).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died August 1st, 2001 at 75 years old in Tucson.
Rafael Lapesa Melgar
Spanish philologist (1908-2001).
Born February 8th, 1908 in Valencia.
Died February 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Madrid.
Irina Bugrimova
Russian circus performer (1910–2001).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Leonid Osyka
Soviet and ukrainian film director, screenwriter (1940-2001).
Died September 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Sergio Mantovani
Italian racing driver.
Born May 22nd, 1929 in Cusano Milanino.
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 71 years old in Milan.
Bill Roberts
British sprinter (1912-2001).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Salford.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Timperley.
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I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk