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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
German pilot and sex shop entrepreneur (1919-2001).
Born October 25th, 1919 in Zelenogradsk, Wargenau.
Died July 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in St. Gallen.
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director (1927-2001).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia). [ref]
Bobby Murdoch
Scottish football player (1944-2001).
Born August 17th, 1944 in Rutherglen.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 56 years old in Glasgow (stroke).
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Champaign.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 74 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure).
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer.
Born March 7th, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rockville (disease).
G. N. Ramachandran
Indian scientist (1922-2001).
Born October 8th, 1922 in Ernakulam.
Died April 7th, 2001 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Francisco Rabal
Spanish actor.
Born March 8th, 1926 in Águilas. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2001 at 75 years old in Mérignac (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Michael Karoli
German musician (1948-2001).
Born April 29th, 1948 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Essen (cancer).
Francis Bebey
Cameroonian artist, musician and writer.
Born July 15th, 1929 in Douala. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2001 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 620
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain