Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2001
668 Notable deaths
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).
Eugene Jackson
American actor (1916-2001).
Born December 25th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 84 years old in Compton (myocardial infarction).
Otis Young
American actor (1932-2001).
Born July 4th, 1932 in Providence.
Died October 12th, 2001 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Guy Rodgers
American basketball player.
Born September 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 668
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine