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In the year 2001
616 Notable deaths
Isao Inokuma
Japanese judoka.
Born February 4th, 1938 in Yokosuka.
Died September 28th, 2001 at 63 years old in Tokyo (seppuku).
Fayez Banihammad
9/11 hijacker.
Born March 19th, 1977 in Khor Fakkan.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 24 years old in New York City.
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Maison Trenet. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Créteil. [ref]
John Chambers
American make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert.
Born September 12th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills.
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and coach.
Born October 13th, 1931 in Texarkana.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 69 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Anthony Shaffer
Writer, barrister and advertising executive from england.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2001 at 75 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michele Alboreto
Italian racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1956 in Milan.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 44 years old in Klettwitz (traffic collision).
Joe Fagan
English footballer and manager (1921-2001).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Liverpool.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 80 years old in Liverpool (cancer).
Richard Wurmbrand
Romanian christian minister of jewish descent (1909-2001).
Born March 24th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 91 years old in Torrance.
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of hewlett-packard and businessman.
Born May 20th, 1913 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 616
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