In the year 2001
638 Notable deaths
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]
Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen
Saudi arabian islamic scholar (1925-2001).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Unaizah.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 75 years old in Damad governorate (colorectal cancer).
Giovanni Leone
6th president of italy (1908-2001).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Naples.
Died November 9th, 2001 at 93 years old in Rome.
Indrajit Gupta
Communist politician, home minister.
Born March 18th, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kolkata.
King Moody
American actor (1929-2001).
Born December 6th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tarzana.
Gordon R. Dickson
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1923-2001).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died January 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in Richfield.
Boris Ryzhy
Russian poet (1974-2001).
Born September 8th, 1974 in Chelyabinsk.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 26 years old in Yekaterinburg (hanging).
Billy Liddell
Scottish footballer (1922-2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Dunfermline.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 79 years old in Liverpool.
Ken Tyrrell
Racing driver and formula one team owner (1924-2001).
Died August 25th, 2001 at 77 years old in Surrey (pancreatic cancer).
Didi
Brazilian footballer (1928–2001).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Campos dos Goytacazes. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infectious disease).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel