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In the year 2001
684 Notable deaths
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Greek princess (1914-2001); sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Mon Repos.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Munich.
Rick Rescorla
War hero, and victim and hero of 9/11.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 62 years old in Manhattan.
Robert Leckie
United states marine and author (1920–2001).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2001 at 81 years old in Philadelphia (Alzheimer's disease).
David Graf
American actor (1950–2001).
Born April 16th, 1950 in Zanesville.
Died April 7th, 2001 at 50 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josef Bican
Austrian-czech footballer (1913–2001).
Born September 25th, 1913 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
Chuck Schuldiner
American guitarist and singer.
Born May 13th, 1967 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2001 at 34 years old in Altamonte Springs (brain cancer).
Charlotte Coleman
British actress (1968-2001).
Born April 3rd, 1968 in Islington.
Died November 14th, 2001 at 33 years old in Holloway (asthma).
Carwood Lipton
Wwii american army officer (1920–2001).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Huntington.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in Southern Pines (disease).
John P. O'Neill
American counter-terrorism expert.
Born February 6th, 1952 in Atlantic City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in World Trade Center.
Marwan al-Shehhi
9/11 hijacker.
Born May 9th, 1978 in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 23 years old in Manhattan.
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