In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Ilie Verdeț
Romanian politician (1925-2001).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Comănești.
Died March 20th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
René Dumont
French agronomist and sociologist (1904–2001).
Born March 13th, 1904 in Cambrai.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 97 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois.
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).
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
British mathematician.
Born July 17th, 1909 in Watford.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Chichester.
Danilo Donati
Italian costume designer (1926-2001).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Luzzara.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 75 years old in Rome.
Yuri Ozerov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Richard Chelimo
Olympic long-distance runner.
Born April 21st, 1972 in Eldoret.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 29 years old in Eldoret (brain cancer).
Thomas Winning
Archbishop of glasgow.
Born June 3rd, 1925 in Wishaw.
Died June 17th, 2001 at 76 years old in Glasgow.
David McTaggart
Badminton player and greenpeace founder.
Born June 24th, 1932 in Vancouver.
Died March 23rd, 2001 at 68 years old in Paciano (traffic collision).
Maximos V Hakim
Melkite greek catholic patriarch of antioch.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 93 years old in Beirut.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 695
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown