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In the year 2001
641 Notable deaths
N. G. L. Hammond
British historian of ancient greece (1907–2001).
Born November 15th, 1907. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2001 at 93 years old [ref]
Sacha Vierny
1919-2001 french cinematographer.
Born August 10th, 1919 in Bois-le-Roi. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Vannes.
Malcolm Cooper
British sports shooter.
Born December 20th, 1947 in Camberley.
Died June 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in West Sussex (brain cancer).
Rudolf Witzig
German world war ii fallschirmjäger (1916-2001).
Born August 14th, 1916 in Herne.
Died October 3rd, 2001 at 85 years old in Oberschleißheim.
Adhemar da Silva
Brazilian triple jumper (1927–2001).
Born September 29th, 1927 in São Paulo.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Sidney Dillon Ripley
American ornithologist and 8th secretary of the smithsonian (1913–2001).
Born September 20th, 1913 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
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).
Deaths 361 to 370 of 641
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams