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In the year 2001
643 Notable deaths
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).
Tamara Smirnova
Russian astronomer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in Henichesk.
Died September 5th, 2001 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alberto Erede
Italian conductor (1908-2001).
Born November 8th, 1908 in Genoa.
Died April 12th, 2001 at 92 years old in Monte Carlo.
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 (1940–2001).
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.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 643
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