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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Milorad B. Protić
Serbian astronomer.
Born September 6th, 1911 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2001 at 90 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Jerry Cornes
British athlete.
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Darjeeling.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 91 years old in Winchester.
Algirdas Lauritėnas
Basketball player.
Born November 5th, 1932 in Kaunas.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 68 years old in Kaunas.
Maria von Tasnady
Hungarian actress (1911-2001).
Born November 16th, 1911 in Petrila.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 89 years old in Munich.
Sara Ashurbeyli
Azerbaijani scholar.
Born January 27th, 1906 in Baku.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 95 years old in Baku.
József Csermák
Athletics competitor.
Born February 14th, 1932 in Senec.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 68 years old in Tapolca. [ref]
Mwanza Mukombo
Dr congolese footballer (1945-2001).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Belgian Congo.
Died October 13th, 2001 at 55 years old in Kinshasa.
Vic Wilson
Racecar driver (1931-2001).
Born April 14th, 1931 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 14th, 2001 at 69 years old in Gerrards Cross (traffic collision).
Luis Rijo
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2001).
Born September 28th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died May 8th, 2001 at 73 years old in Rivera.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 620
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