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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
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.
Frans De Mulder
Belgian road bicycle racer (1937–2001).
Born December 14th, 1937 in Kruishoutem.
Died March 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Deinze.
Anatoly Kubatsky
Soviet and russian actor (1908–2001).
Born November 1st, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Alvar
Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist.
Born July 8th, 1923 in Benicarló. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Ruth Hellberg
German actress (1906–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Feldafing.
Mwanza Mukombo
Congolese footballer (1945–2001).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Belgian Congo.
Died October 13th, 2001 at 55 years old in Kinshasa.
Sara Ashurbeyli
Azerbaijani historian (1906–2001).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Baku.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 95 years old in Baku.
Joyce King
Australian sprinter.
Born September 1st, 1920 in Sydney.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 80 years old in Willoughby. [ref]
Ken Green
English footballer (1924-2001).
Born April 27th, 1924 in Plaistow. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2001 at 77 years old in Sutton Coldfield. [ref]
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
French chess player (1919–2001).
Born March 9th, 1919 in Versailles.
Died September 6th, 2001 at 82 years old in Grasse.
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur