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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [ref]
Alec Stock
Footballer; manager (1917-2001).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Wimborne Minster.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Wimborne Minster.
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born April 24th, 1906 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 94 years old in New York City.
Álvaro Magaña
President of el salvador (1925-2001).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Ahuachapán.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 75 years old in San Salvador.
David Kipiani
Footballer (1951-2001).
Born November 18th, 1951 in Tbilisi.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 49 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
Finnish sámi writer, artist and musician (1943-2001).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Enontekiö. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2001 at 58 years old in Espoo.
Donald Hume
American rower.
Born July 25th, 1915 in Olympia.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 86 years old in Monroe.
Bobby Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1929–2001).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Selkirk. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Selkirk. [ref]
Ivo Caprino
Norwegian film director (1920–2001).
Born February 17th, 1920 in Christiania.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 80 years old in Snarøya (cancer).
Gerhard Stoltenberg
German politician and minister (1928-2001).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died November 23rd, 2001 at 73 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 620
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr