In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Luise Krüger
German javelin thrower (1915-2001).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Cotta.
Died June 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Paula Wiesinger
Italian alpine skier (1907–2001).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Bolzano.
Died June 11th, 2001 at 94 years old in Seiser Alm. [ref]
Milorad B. Protić
Serbian astronomer.
Born September 6th, 1911 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2001 at 90 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
César López Fretes
Paraguayan footballer (1923-2001).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Asunción.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Pereira.
Hannie Termeulen
Dutch swimmer.
Born February 18th, 1929 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 1st, 2001 at 72 years old in Amsterdam.
Herbert Klein
German swimmer.
Born March 25th, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died September 25th, 2001 at 78 years old in Munich.
Johnny Anderson
Scottish footballer (1929-2011).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Barrhead. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Leicester. [ref]
Marylise Ben-Haim
Algerian novelist and poet (1928–2001).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Algiers.
Died November 19th, 2001 at 73 years old in Vesoul.
Jerry Cornes
British athlete.
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Darjeeling.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 91 years old in Winchester.
Deaths 571 to 580 of 695
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau