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In the year 2001
664 Notable deaths
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 Bayswater.
Died December 6th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (gunshot wound). [ref]
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.
Died July 11th, 2001 at 54 years old in Amsterdam, Hilton Amsterdam (suicide by jumping from height).
Philip B. Crosby
Quality guru (1926-2001).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Wheeling.
Died August 18th, 2001 at 75 years old in Winter Park.
Princess Shruti of Nepal
Nepalese princess (1976–2001).
Born October 15th, 1976 in Narayanhiti Palace.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 24 years old in Kathmandu.
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2001 at 77 years old in Indianapolis (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Edward Gierek
Polish politician (1913-2001).
Born January 6th, 1913 in Porąbka. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2001 at 88 years old in Cieszyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Francisco Varela
Chilean biologist (1946-2001).
Born September 7th, 1946 in Talcahuano. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2001 at 54 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 664
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain