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In the year 2001
642 Notable deaths
Alessandro Natta
Italian politician.
Born January 7th, 1918 in Oneglia.
Died May 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Imperia.
Renée Schuurman
South african tennis player (1939–2001).
Born October 26th, 1939 in Durban.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 61 years old in Howick. [ref]
George Senesky
American basketball player and coach.
Born April 4th, 1922 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 79 years old in Cape May Court House.
Gustave Thibon
French philosopher.
Born September 2nd, 1903 in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2001 at 97 years old in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche. [ref]
Sachiko Hidari
Japanese actress.
Born June 29th, 1930 in Toyama.
Died November 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Charles Régnier
German actor (1914-2001).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 87 years old in Bad Wiessee (stroke).
Jean René Bazaine
French artist (1904-2001).
Born December 21st, 1904 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2001 at 96 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Theys Eluay
Indonesian murdered politician (1937–2001).
Born November 3rd, 1937 in Sereh.
Died November 10th, 2001 at 64 years old in Jayapura (strangling).
Edwin H. Colbert
American paleontologist (1905-2001).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 96 years old in Flagstaff.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace