In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Gregory Corso
American writer (1930-2001).
Born March 26th, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2001 at 70 years old in Robbinsdale (prostate cancer). [ref]
Johnnie Johnson
British raf flying ace in wwii (1915-2001).
Born March 9th, 1915 in Barrow upon Soar.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 85 years old in Buxton.
Michel Marcel Navratil
French philosopher and professor, titanic survivor.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 92 years old in Montpellier.
Ernst Gombrich
Austrian art historian.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez
President of venezuela.
Born April 25th, 1914 in Táchira.
Died September 20th, 2001 at 87 years old in Alcobendas.
Salem al-Hazmi
9/11 hijacker.
Born February 2nd, 1981 in Mecca.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 20 years old in The Pentagon.
Peter Blake
New zealand yachtsman (1948-2001).
Born October 1st, 1948 in Auckland. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (ballistic trauma).
Corinne Calvet
Actress (1925-2001).
Born April 30th, 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2001 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Herman Brood
Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality (1946-2001).
Born November 5th, 1946 in Zwolle. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2001 at 54 years old in Hilton Amsterdam, Amsterdam (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Philip B. Crosby
Quality guru (1926-2001).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Wheeling.
Died August 18th, 2001 at 75 years old in Winter Park.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 620
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather