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In the year 2001
641 Notable deaths
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.
Toby Wing
American actress and showgirl (1915-2001).
Born July 14th, 1915 in Amelia Courthouse.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Mathews.
Anthony Storr
English psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2001 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Clifford Shull
American physicist (1915–2001).
Born September 23rd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Medford.
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).
Kenneth L. Hale
American linguist.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Evanston.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Lexington.
Grzegorz Ciechowski
Polish rock musician.
Born August 29th, 1957 in Tczew.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 44 years old in Warsaw.
Sergej Kraigher
Yugoslav politician (1914-2001).
Born May 30th, 1914 in Postojna.
Died January 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Ljubljana.
Andy Phillip
American basketball player-coach.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Granite City.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rancho Mirage.
John S. Romanides
American theologian.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died November 1st, 2001 at 74 years old in Athens.
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