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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter.
Born June 19th, 1921 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helia Bravo Hollis
Mexican botanist (1901-2001).
Born September 30th, 1901 in Mixcoac. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2001 at 99 years old
Carlo Bo
Italian poet, literary critic.
Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Otto Stuppacher
Austrian racing driver (1947-2001).
Born March 3rd, 1947 in Vienna.
Died August 13th, 2001 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Olga Arsenievna Oleinik
Russian mathematician of ukrainian origin.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Matusiv. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2001 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Arie van Vliet
Dutch sprint cyclist.
Born March 18th, 1916 in Woerden.
Died July 9th, 2001 at 85 years old in Woerden. [ref]
Bruce Halford
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1931 in Hampton in Arden.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 70 years old in Devon.
Gianluigi Bonelli
Italian comic book author and writer (1908-2001).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2001 at 92 years old in Alessandria. [ref]
Christl Haas
Austrian alpine skier.
Born September 19th, 1943 in Kitzbühel.
Died July 8th, 2001 at 57 years old in Manavgat (myocardial infarction).
Tatyana Averina
Soviet speed skater.
Born June 25th, 1950 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 51 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Deaths 461 to 470 of 620
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht