In the year 2001
641 Notable deaths
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1921 in Havana.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in New York City.
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 (1922–2001).
Born October 27th, 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]
Ardito Desio
Italian explorer.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.
Alexey Maresyev
Soviet aviator.
Born May 20th, 1916 in Kamyshin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (infarction). [ref]
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner