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In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
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).
Jim Taylor
English footballer (1917-2001).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Hillingdon.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 83 years old in Reading.
József Csermák
Athletics competitor (1932–2001).
Born February 14th, 1932 in Senec.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 68 years old in Tapolca. [ref]
Vasili Kuznetsov
Athletics competitor (1932-2001).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Ryazan.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Ullastres
Spanish politician (1914-2001).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died November 15th, 2001 at 87 years old in Madrid.
José García Nieto
Spanish poet and writer.
Born July 6th, 1914 in Oviedo.
Died February 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Algirdas Lauritėnas
Lithuanian basketball player (1932–2001).
Born November 5th, 1932 in Kaunas.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 68 years old in Kaunas.
Josef Peters
German racing driver (1914–2001).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 24th, 2001 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf.
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author (1919–2001).
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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