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In the year 2001
620 Notable deaths
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Danish botanist and diplomat (1908-2001).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Varde.
Died February 9th, 2001 at 92 years old
Hasan Gemici
Olympic wrestler (1927-2001).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Giresun.
Died June 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in İzmit.
Erwin Thaler
Bobsledder (1930-2001).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Innsbruck.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 71 years old
Seishiro Shimatani
Japanese association football player.
Born November 6th, 1938 in Kyoto.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 62 years old in Kyoto (liver cirrhosis).
Olle Håkansson
Swedish footballer (1927-2001).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Sweden.
Died February 11th, 2001 at 73 years old
Willy Vannitsen
Road bicycle racer (1935-2001).
Born February 8th, 1935 in Sint-Truiden.
Died August 19th, 2001 at 66 years old in Tienen.
Käthe Grasegger
Alpine skier.
Born June 19th, 1917 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Nadezhda Grigoryevna Grekova
Soviet politician (1910-2001).
Born September 17th, 1910 in Minsk.
Died January 6th, 2001 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Belyayev
Soviet footballer (1933-2001).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Nalchik.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 67 years old
Otto Hemele
Czech footballer (1926-2001).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Prague.
Died June 3rd, 2001 at 75 years old in Prague.
Deaths 551 to 560 of 620
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