In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
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).
Boris Rybakov
Soviet archaeologist.
Born June 3rd, 1908 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2001 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Grigori Chukhrai
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born May 23rd, 1921 in Melitopol. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Kwoh-Ting Li
Taiwanese politician (1910-2001).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Nanjing.
Died May 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Taipei.
Hal Haig Prieste
American centenarian and olympic bronze medalist (1896–2001).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Fresno.
Died April 19th, 2001 at 104 years old in Camden. [ref]
Igor Stechkin
Russian designer (1922-2001).
Born November 15th, 1922 in Aleksin.
Died November 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Tula.
Gellu Naum
Romanian writer.
Born August 1st, 1915 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Halina Czerny-Stefańska
Polish musician (1922–2001).
Born December 31st, 1922 in Kraków.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Kraków.
Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australian tennis player.
Born December 2nd, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died November 9th, 2001 at 84 years old in Melbourne.
Mikhail Budyko
Russian climatologist (1920–2001).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Gomel.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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