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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Gerald Glatzmayer
Austrian footballer (1968-2001).
Born December 14th, 1968 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 32 years old in Schwechat (traffic collision).
Witold Szalonek
Composer.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Czechowice-Dziedzice. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Manuel Alvar
Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist.
Born July 8th, 1923 in Benicarló. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Alberto Ullastres
Spanish politician (1914-2001).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 87 years old in Madrid.
Alois Lipburger
Austrian skijumpers.
Born August 27th, 1956 in Andelsbuch.
Died February 3rd, 2001 at 44 years old in Füssen (traffic collision).
Ricardo Otxoa
Spanish bicycle racer (1974-2001).
Born August 30th, 1974 in Berango.
Died February 15th, 2001 at 26 years old in Cártama (bicycle accident).
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Giuseppe Casoria
Catholic cardinal (1908-2001).
Born October 1st, 1908 in Acerra.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rome.
Francisco Calvet
Spanish footballer.
Born September 29th, 1922 in Sant Joan Despí.
Died November 30th, 2001 at 79 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Ludwig Hörmann
Cyclist (1918-2001).
Born September 6th, 1918 in Munich.
Died June 19th, 2001 at 82 years old in Munich.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 620
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn