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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Tamara Smirnova
Russian astronomer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in Henichesk.
Died September 5th, 2001 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Philippe Agostini
French screenwriter, cinematographer, film director and photographer.
Born August 11th, 1910 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2001 at 91 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ramon Barnils i Folguera
Catalan journalist.
Born October 13th, 1940 in Sabadell.
Died March 14th, 2001 at 60 years old in Reus (cancer).
Gabriel Lisette
Chadian politician (1919-2001).
Born April 2nd, 1919 in Portobelo.
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 81 years old in Port-de-Lanne.
Andreas Kupfer
German footballer (1914-2001).
Born May 7th, 1914 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Schweinfurt.
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset
French writer.
Born April 27th, 1912 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2001 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
French film director.
Born February 15th, 1936 in Cannes. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2001 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Lalla Romano
Italian writer (1906-2001).
Born November 11th, 1906 in Demonte. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Milan. [ref]
Viktor Bannikov
Soviet footballer (1938-2001).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Luhyny.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 620
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