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In the year 2001
685 Notable deaths
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and coach (1931–2001).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Texarkana.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 69 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Malcom McLean
American businessman (1913-2001).
Born November 14th, 1913 in North Carolina.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 87 years old in Manhattan.
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).
Aishwarya of Nepal
Queen of nepal (1949-2001).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Lazimpat.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 51 years old in Narayanhiti Palace.
Isao Inokuma
Japanese judoka (1938–2001).
Born February 4th, 1938 in Yokosuka.
Died September 28th, 2001 at 63 years old in Tokyo (seppuku).
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.
Michele Alboreto
Italian racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1956 in Milan.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 44 years old in Klettwitz (traffic collision).
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]
G. E. M. Anscombe
British analytic philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1919 in Limerick. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Anthony Steel
British actor.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 685
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling