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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Hindu leader from the united states.
Born January 5th, 1927 in Oakland.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Kapaʻa.
Stelios Kazantzidis
Greek singer (1931-2001).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Athens.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 70 years old in Athens (brain cancer).
Juan Bosch
First democratically elected president of the dominican republic (1909-2001).
Born June 30th, 1909 in La Vega Province. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Salcedo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Pierre Klossowski
French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001).
Born August 9th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2001 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer (1936-2001).
Born October 11th, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Inglewood (hepatitis, liver failure). [ref]
Renato Carosone
Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer.
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Naples. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2001 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer (1918-2001).
Born August 6th, 1918 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Albert Hague
Jewish composer and songwriter (1920-2001).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2001 at 81 years old in Marina del Rey (cancer). [ref]
Alex Nicol
Actor, film and television director.
Born January 20th, 1916 in Ossining. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Etta Jones
American jazz singer.
Born November 25th, 1928 in Aiken. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2001 at 72 years old in Mount Vernon (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 620
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius