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In the year 2001
616 Notable deaths
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghan military leader (1953-2001).
Born September 2nd, 1953 in Bazarak.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 48 years old in Takhar. [ref]
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001).
Born June 16th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 84 years old in Boise (horse fall).
Troy Donahue
American actor (1936-2001).
Born January 27th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Berry Berenson
American actor, model and photographer (1948-2001).
Born April 14th, 1948 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 53 years old in New York City.
Richard Halsey Best
Us navy pilot (1910-2001).
Born March 24th, 1910 in Bayonne.
Died October 28th, 2001 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.
Milton William Cooper
American conspiracy theorist.
Born May 6th, 1943 in Long Beach.
Died November 6th, 2001 at 58 years old in Eagar (ballistic trauma).
Ken Kesey
American novelist (1935-2001).
Born September 17th, 1935 in La Junta. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2001 at 66 years old in Sacred Heart Medical Center University District (liver cancer). [ref]
William Hanna
American animator and cartoonist (1910–2001).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Melrose. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2001 at 90 years old in North Hollywood (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Greek princess (1914-2001); sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Mon Repos.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Munich.
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (d. 2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
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