In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Paul Magloire
President of haiti (1907-2001).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Quartier-Morin.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 93 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Italian conductor and composer.
Born November 2nd, 1946 in Venice.
Died April 21st, 2001 at 54 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Burkhard Heim
German physicist (1925–2001).
Born February 9th, 1925 in Potsdam.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 75 years old in Northeim.
Anne Anastasi
American psychologist (1908-2001).
Born December 19th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 2001 at 92 years old in New York City.
Happy Hairston
Basketball player (1942-2001).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Jutta Rüdiger
German psychologist (1910-2001).
Born June 14th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 90 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Khursheed Bano
Pakistani singer (1914-2001).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Kasur District.
Died April 18th, 2001 at 87 years old in Karachi.
Davorin Popović
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1946-2001).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Sarajevo.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (pancreatic cancer).
Donald J. Cram
American chemist (1919-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1919 in Chester. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Palm Desert (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 695
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes