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In the year 2001
664 Notable deaths
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 J. Adler
American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001).
Born December 28th, 1902 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2001 at 98 years old in San Mateo.
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.
Anthony Steel
British actor.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).
Harold Stassen
25th governor of minnesota (1907-2001).
Born April 13th, 1907 in West St. Paul.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 93 years old in Bloomington.
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]
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
British politician (1905-2001).
Born December 5th, 1905 in London.
Died August 3rd, 2001 at 95 years old in London.
Waleed al-Shehri
9/11 hijacker (1978–2001).
Born December 20th, 1978 in Asir Province. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2001 at 22 years old in 1 World Trade Center (American Airlines Flight 11). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 664
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown