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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Astafyev
Russian-soviet writer.
Born May 1st, 1924 in Ovsyanka. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 77 years old in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Miguel Gila Cuesta
Comedian, actor (1919–2001).
Born March 12th, 1919 in Chamartín de la Rosa.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 82 years old in Barcelona (respiratory disease).
Zvonimir Červenko
Croatian general (1926-2001).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Prijepolje.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
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.
Jacques-Louis Lions
French mathematician.
Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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.
Sizwe Motaung
Association footballer (1970-2001).
Born January 7th, 1970 in Newcastle.
Died August 16th, 2001 at 31 years old in Newcastle (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ardito Desio
Italian explorer.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 695
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci