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In the year 2001
641 Notable deaths
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.
Milton Santos
Brazilian geographer (1926-2001).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in Brotas de Macaúbas.
Died June 24th, 2001 at 75 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer).
Jaromil Jireš
Czech director and scriptwriter.
Born December 10th, 1935 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frank G. Slaughter
Us physicist and writer (1908-2001).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2001 at 93 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Daniel C. Drucker
American scientist in engineering (1918-2001).
Born June 3rd, 1918 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2001 at 83 years old in Gainesville.
Radovan Vlajković
President of sfr yugoslavia (1924-2001).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Ruma.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 77 years old in Novi Sad.
Ugo Fano
Italian physicist.
Born July 28th, 1912 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2001 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jelle Zijlstra
42nd prime minister of the netherlands (1918-2001).
Born August 27th, 1918 in Oosterbierum. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Wassenaar (disease). [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 641
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