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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Donald McPherson
Canadian figure skater..
Born February 20th, 1945 in Windsor.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 56 years old in Munich (diabetes).
Jean Dorst
French ornithologist (1924-2001).
Born August 7th, 1924 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2001 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Harry Winter
German-austrian singer.
Born September 24th, 1914 in Bytom.
Died December 3rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Liisi Oterma
Finnish astronomer.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Turku.
Died April 4th, 2001 at 86 years old in Turku.
Mirvarid Dilbazi
Azerbaijani poet.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Xanlıqlar.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Baku.
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic.
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Fayga Ostrower
Engraver, printmaker and painter (1920-2001).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Łódź.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Paolo Bertoli
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 1st, 1908 in Camporgiano.
Died November 8th, 2001 at 93 years old in Rome.
Mikhail Gluzsky
Soviet and russian actor (1918-2001).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2001 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Rafael Lapesa Melgar
Spanish philologist (1908-2001).
Born February 8th, 1908 in Valencia. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 620
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