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In the year 2001
642 Notable deaths
Luis Santaló
Spanish mathematician (1911-2001).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Girona.
Died November 22nd, 2001 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires.
Necati Cumalı
Turkish poet and novelist.
Born January 13th, 1921 in Florina.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer). [ref]
Marita Petersen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1940-2001).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Vágur.
Died August 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Tórshavn (cancer).
Cino Cinelli
Cyclist.
Born February 9th, 1916 in Montespertoli.
Died April 20th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montespertoli.
Fanula Papazoglu
North macedonian historian.
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Bitola.
Died January 26th, 2001 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
Juan Antonio Villacañas
Spanish poet, essayist and critic (1922-2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Toledo.
Died August 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Toledo.
Miguel Gila Cuesta
Comedian, actor.
Born March 12th, 1919 in Madrid.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 82 years old in Barcelona (respiratory disease).
Kurt Hoffmann
Film director (1910-2001).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2001 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gerhard Ebeling
German theologian.
Born July 6th, 1912 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2001 at 89 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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