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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Queen Marie-José of Italy
Italian queen.
Born August 4th, 1906 in Ostend.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 94 years old in Thônex (lung cancer).
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
Jay Livingston
American composer and singer (1915-2001).
Born March 28th, 1915 in McDonald. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Indro Montanelli
Italian journalist (1909-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Fucecchio. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Milan (urinary tract infection). [ref]
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Luiz Bonfá
Brazilian musician.
Born October 17th, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (prostate cancer).
Jaroslav Drobný
Czech tennis and ice hockey player.
Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.
Anton Schwarzkopf
German roller coaster designer.
Born July 8th, 1924 in Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl.
Died July 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in West Germany (Parkinson's disease).
Denys Lasdun
Architect (1914-2001).
Born September 8th, 1914 in London. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2001 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 620
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