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In the year 2001
684 Notable deaths
Joey Ramone
American musician and singer-songwriter.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Forest Hills.
Died April 15th, 2001 at 49 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Thuy Trang
Vietnamese actress (1973–2001).
Born December 14th, 1973 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 27 years old in San Francisco (traffic collision).
Douglas Adams
English science fiction writer and humourist (1952–2001).
Born March 11th, 1952 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Viluppuram.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Don Bradmam
Australian cricketer (1908–2001).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Cootamundra.
Died February 25th, 2001 at 92 years old in Kensington Park (pneumonia).
Mohamed Atta
Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the september 11 attacks.
Born September 1st, 1968 in Kafr el-Sheikh.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 33 years old in New York City.
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor (1911–2001).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Bhagalpur.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 90 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Phoolan Devi
Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001).
Born August 10th, 1963 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died July 25th, 2001 at 37 years old in New Delhi (assassination).
R. K. Narayan
Indian writer (1906-2001).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Chennai.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 94 years old in Chennai.
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
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