In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer.
Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).
Budd Boetticher
Film director (1916-2001).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Ramona. [ref]
Tony Miles
British chess grandmaster.
Born April 23rd, 1955 in Birmingham.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 46 years old in Birmingham (myocardial infarction).
Nikos Sampson
Cypriot politician (1935-2001).
Born December 16th, 1935 in Nicosia Municipality. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2001 at 65 years old in Nicosia Municipality (cancer). [ref]
Chaudhary Devi Lal
Former deputy prime minister of india (1915-2001).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Sirsa.
Died April 6th, 2001 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
Govan Mbeki
South african politician (1910-2001).
Born July 9th, 1910 in Mbewuleni.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 91 years old in Port Elizabeth.
Trinh Cong Son
Songwriter and singer (1939-2001).
Born February 28th, 1939 in Đắk Lắk. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2001 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Julie Bishop
American film and television actress.
Born August 30th, 1914 in Denver.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 87 years old in Mendocino (pneumonia).
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist.
Born November 23rd, 1939 in Greenwood. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2001 at 61 years old in Beloit.
Roy Brocksmith
American actor (1945-2001).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Quincy.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 56 years old in Burbank (diabetes).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 620
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce