In the year 2001
644 Notable deaths
Wim van der Kroft
Canoe racer (1916-2001).
Born August 16th, 1916 in Haarlem.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 84 years old in Den Helder.
Steven Blaisse
Dutch rower.
Born May 7th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died April 20th, 2001 at 60 years old in Brummen.
Fulvio Balatti
Italian rower.
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Mandello del Lario.
Died October 28th, 2001 at 63 years old in Mandello del Lario.
Oldřich Lajsek
Czech graphic and painter (1925-2001).
Born February 8th, 1925 in Křesetice. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2001 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alex Jany
French swimmer.
Born January 5th, 1929 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Zygmunt Pawlas
Polish fencer (1930–2001).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Gmina Jasienica.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 70 years old in Katowice.
Barry Horne
British arsonist (1952-2001).
Born March 17th, 1952 in Northampton.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 49 years old in Worcester (kidney failure).
Bent Hansen
Danish footballer (1933-2001).
Born September 13th, 1933 in Copenhagen.
Died March 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Gentofte.
Kauko Wahlsten
Finnish rower.
Born December 9th, 1923 in Kymi.
Died May 9th, 2001 at 77 years old in Kotka.
Édouard Marcelle
French rower (1909–2001).
Born October 1st, 1909 in Reims.
Died November 9th, 2001 at 92 years old in Reims.
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce