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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Wau Holland
German journalist and computer activist (1951-2001).
Born December 20th, 1951 in Kassel.
Died July 29th, 2001 at 49 years old in Bielefeld (stroke).
Viktor Astafyev
Russian-soviet writer.
Born May 1st, 1924 in Ovsyanka. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 77 years old in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Faisal Husseini
Palestinian politician (1940–2001).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Baghdad.
Died May 31st, 2001 at 60 years old in Kuwait (myocardial infarction).
Jan Kott
Polish writer.
Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josef Klaus
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001).
Born August 15th, 1910 in Kötschach-Mauthen.
Died July 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Franco Rasetti
Italian physicist (1901-2001).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 100 years old in Waremme.
David Beattie
Governor-general of new zealand.
Born February 29th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died February 4th, 2001 at 76 years old in Upper Hutt.
Hélène de Beauvoir
French painter and the younger sister of philosopher simone de beauvoir (1910-2001).
Born June 6th, 1910 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2001 at 91 years old in Goxwiller. [ref]
Butch Moore
Irish singer (1938-2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Dublin.
Died April 3rd, 2001 at 63 years old (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 361 to 370 of 620
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