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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Mohand al-Shehri
9/11 hijacker.
Born August 17th, 1979 in 'Asir Province.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 22 years old in New York City.
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).
William P. Rogers
American politician (1913-2001).
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Norfolk.
Died January 2nd, 2001 at 87 years old in Bethesda.
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
Pakistani sufi spiritual leader, poet, author.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Dhok Gohar Shah.
Died November 25th, 2001 at 60 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist (1930-2001).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2001 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer, composer, pianist and actor.
Born October 24th, 1927 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2001 at 74 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Alberto Korda
Cuban photographer (1928–2001).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Havana.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Hannelore Kohl
Wife of german chancellor helmut kohl.
Born March 7th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 2001 at 68 years old in Ludwigshafen (drug overdose).
Lou Boudreau
American baseball player and manager (1917-2001).
Born July 17th, 1917 in Harvey.
Died August 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Olympia Fields.
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
British judge, politician, life peer and cabinet minister (1907-2001).
Born October 9th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2001 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 620
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