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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Jay Chamberlain
American racing driver (1925-2001).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died August 1st, 2001 at 75 years old in Tucson.
Simon Slåttvik
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1917-2001).
Born July 24th, 1917 in Valnesfjord.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 83 years old in Lillehammer.
Encarnacion Alzona
Filipino historian, educator and suffragist (1895-2001).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Biñan.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 105 years old in Manila.
Ibrahim Shams
Egyptian weightlifter.
Born January 16th, 1917 in Alexandria.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Alexandria.
Herbert Klein
German swimmer.
Born March 25th, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died September 25th, 2001 at 78 years old in Munich.
Alexei Tupolev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1925-2001).
Born May 20th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died May 12th, 2001 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Hannie Termeulen
Dutch swimmer.
Born February 18th, 1929 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 1st, 2001 at 72 years old in Amsterdam.
Alex Blignaut
South african racing driver.
Born November 30th, 1932 in Johannesburg.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
George Connor
Racecar driver (1906-2001).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Rialto.
Died March 28th, 2001 at 94 years old in Hesperia.
Luise Krüger
German javelin thrower (1915-2001).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Cotta.
Died June 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Deaths 501 to 510 of 620
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche