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In the year 2001
616 Notable deaths
Daniel Lewin
American-israeli mathematician and entrepreneur.
Born May 14th, 1970 in Denver.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 31 years old (stab wound).
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Cayce. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2001 at 84 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Lima. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2001 at 64 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Nancy Parsons
American actress.
Born January 17th, 1942 in Saint Paul.
Died January 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in La Crosse (diabetes, heart failure).
Mimi Fariña
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Nkosi Johnson
South african child aids activist.
Born February 4th, 1989 in South Africa.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 12 years old (death from AIDS-related complications).
Soad Hosny
Egyptian actress (1943–2001).
Born January 26th, 1943 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 58 years old in London (fall).
Mortimer Jerome Adler
American philosopher, author and educator (1902-2001).
Born December 28th, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2001 at 98 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Aishwarya of Nepal
Queen of nepal (1949-2001).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Lazimpat.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 51 years old in Narayanhity Palace Museum.
Anthony Steel
British actor.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).
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