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In the year 2001
638 Notable deaths
Ninian Smart
British academic (1927-2001).
Born May 6th, 1927 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Lancaster.
Ernest Hilgard
American psychologist (1904–2001).
Born July 25th, 1904 in Belleville. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Peter Maas
American journalist and author (1929-2001).
Born June 27th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2001 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Elazar Shach
Lithuanian-jewish haredic leader (1898-2001).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Vabalninkas. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2001 at 103 years old in Bnei Brak. [ref]
Carlo Giuliani
Italian anti-globalization protester (1978-2001).
Born March 14th, 1978 in Rome.
Died July 20th, 2001 at 23 years old in Genoa (ballistic trauma).
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Helge Ingstad
Norwegian explorer.
Born December 30th, 1899 in Meråker. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2001 at 101 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ken Hughes
British film director (1922-2001).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kira Ivanova
Soviet figure skater.
Born January 10th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Rehavam Ze'evi
Israeli politician, minister of tourism, and israel defense forces senior officer (1926-2001).
Born June 20th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 638
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