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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Patricia Robertson
American astronaut.
Born March 12th, 1963 in Indiana.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 38 years old in Houston (burn, aviation accident).
Mário Covas
Brazilian politician (1930-2001).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Santos.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 70 years old in São Paulo (bladder cancer).
Jacques-Louis Lions
French mathematician.
Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Gymnast.
Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoria.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Robert Enrico
French film director and screenwriter.
Born April 13th, 1931 in Liévin. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Henri Alekan
French cinematographer (1909-2001).
Born February 10th, 1909 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2001 at 92 years old in Auxerre (leukemia). [ref]
Dalilah
Bellydancer from spain.
Born July 7th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Argentine association manager and football player.
Born October 10th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 14th, 2001 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
David M. Walker
American astronaut (1944-2001).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Columbus.
Died April 23rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Houston (stroke).
Gloria Hemingway
American physician (1931-2001).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2001 at 69 years old in Key Biscayne. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 620
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard