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In the year 2001

620 Notable deaths

Paula Wiesinger

Italian alpine skier.

Born February 27th, 1907 in Bolzano.

Died June 12th, 2001 at 94 years old in Seiser Alm.

Joyce King

Australian sprinter.

Born September 1st, 1920 in Sydney.

Died June 10th, 2001 at 80 years old in Willoughby. [ref]

Horace Gwynne

Boxer (1912-2001).

Born October 5th, 1912 in Toronto.

Died April 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Toronto.

Phil Cade

American racecar driver.

Born June 12th, 1916 in Charles City.

Died August 28th, 2001 at 85 years old in Winchester.

Frans De Mulder

Road bicycle racer (1937-2001).

Born December 14th, 1937 in Kruishoutem.

Died March 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Deinze.

Ruhi Sarıalp

Turkish track and field athlete (1924-2001).

Born December 15th, 1924 in Manisa.

Died March 3rd, 2001 at 76 years old in İzmir.

César López Fretes

Paraguayan footballer (1923-2001).

Born March 21st, 1923 in Asunción.

Died July 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Pereira.

Araquem de Melo

Brazilian footballer (1944-2001).

Born July 7th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died October 19th, 2001 at 57 years old in Miami.

Aleksandr Petrov

Basketball player (1939-2001).

Born May 14th, 1939 in Baku.

Died May 5th, 2001 at 61 years old in Moscow.

Jim Taylor

English footballer (1917-2001).

Born November 5th, 1917 in Hillingdon.

Died March 6th, 2001 at 83 years old in Reading.

Deaths 511 to 520 of 620

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