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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Princess Shruti of Nepal
Nepalese princess.
Born October 15th, 1976 in Narayanhity Palace Museum.
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]
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Les Brown
American bandleader, jazz musician, songwriter.
Born March 14th, 1912 in Reinerton. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2001 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer). [ref]
Donella Meadows
American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer.
Born March 13th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 59 years old in Hanover.
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912-2001).
Born August 10th, 1912 in Itabuna. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2001 at 88 years old in Salvador (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Salahuddin of Selangor
Sultan of selangor (1926-2001).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Kuala Langat.
Died November 21st, 2001 at 75 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Jalil Zandi
Iranian general.
Born May 2nd, 1951 in Trujillo.
Died April 1st, 2001 at 49 years old in Tehran (traffic collision).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 620
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot