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In the year 2001
685 Notable deaths
Budd Boetticher
Film director (1916-2001).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Ramona. [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.
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).
Didi
Brazilian footballer (1928–2001).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Campos dos Goytacazes. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infectious disease).
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 685
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