In the year 2001

685 Notable deaths

Abraham Beame

104th new york city mayor (1906-2001).

Born March 20th, 1906 in London.

Died February 10th, 2001 at 94 years old in Manhattan.

Deborah Walley

American actress (1941-2001).

Born August 12th, 1941 in Bridgeport.

Died May 10th, 2001 at 59 years old in Sedona (esophageal cancer).

Wolf Rüdiger Hess

Architect and writer; son of rudolf hess (1937-2001).

Born November 18th, 1937 in Munich.

Died October 24th, 2001 at 63 years old in Munich.

Balthus

French painter.

Born February 29th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]

Died February 18th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rossinière. [ref]

John Hartford

American singer-songwriter and musician (1937–2001).

Born December 30th, 1937 in New York City.

Died June 4th, 2001 at 63 years old in Nashville (lymphoma).

Sabiha Gökçen

First turkish female combat pilot.

Born March 22nd, 1913 in Bursa.

Died March 22nd, 2001 at 88 years old in Ankara.

Rosemary DeCamp

American actress (1910–2001).

Born November 14th, 1910 in Prescott.

Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia).

Michael Joseph Mansfield

American politician and diplomat.

Born March 16th, 1903 in New York City.

Died October 5th, 2001 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C..

Victor Wong

Chinese american actor (1927-2001).

Born July 30th, 1927 in San Francisco.

Died September 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Locke (heart failure).

Abdulaziz al-Omari

9/11 hijacker.

Born May 28th, 1979 in 'Asir Province.

Died September 11th, 2001 at 22 years old in New York City.

Deaths 111 to 120 of 685

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