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In the year 2001
642 Notable deaths
Marco Zanuso
Italian architect (1916-2001).
Born May 14th, 1916 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2001 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Charles Edward Jones
American astronaut (1952-2001).
Born November 4th, 1952 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 48 years old in 1 World Trade Center (September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 11).
Stephen Malcolm
Jamaican footballer (1970-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1970 in Montego Bay.
Died January 28th, 2001 at 30 years old in Duncans, Jamaica (traffic collision).
Cornelius Warmerdam
American pole vaulter, coach.
Born June 22nd, 1915 in Long Beach.
Died November 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fresno (Alzheimer's disease).
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Mymensingh District.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dhaka.
René Dumont
French sociologist.
Born March 13th, 1904 in Cambrai. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2001 at 97 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois. [ref]
Richard Chelimo
Olympic long-distance runner.
Born April 21st, 1972 in Eldoret.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 29 years old in Eldoret (brain cancer).
Chen Lifu
Chinese politician (1900-2001).
Born August 21st, 1900 in Wuxing District.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 100 years old in Taichung.
Francisco Urcuyo
Nicaraguan vice president (1967–72) and president (1979).
Born July 30th, 1915 in Rivas.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 86 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Micheline Ostermeyer
French athlete and piano concertist.
Born December 23rd, 1922 in Rang-du-Fliers. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bois-Guillaume. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 642
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami