In the year 2001
616 Notable deaths
Rick Rescorla
War hero, and victim and hero of 9/11.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 62 years old in Manhattan.
Michael Williams
British actor (1935–2001).
Born July 9th, 1935 in Liverpool.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 65 years old in Hampstead (lung cancer).
Lewis Arquette
American actor, producer and screenwriter (1935-2001).
Born December 14th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer.
Born June 20th, 1924 in Luttrell. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John P. O'Neill
American counter-terrorism expert.
Born February 6th, 1952 in Atlantic City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in New York City.
Nigel Hawthorne
English actor (1929-2001).
Born April 5th, 1929 in Coventry. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2001 at 72 years old in Radwell (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Josef Bican
Czech-austrian footballer (1913-2001).
Born September 25th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died December 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ray Walston
American actor and comedian.
Born December 2nd, 1914 in Laurel. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2001 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (systemic lupus erythematosus). [ref]
Jason Miller
American actor and playwright (1939-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1939 in Queens. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2001 at 62 years old in Scranton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugene Sledge
United states marine (1923-2001).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Mobile.
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 77 years old in Montevallo (stomach cancer).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson