In the year 2001
695 Notable deaths
Zygmunt Pawlas
Polish fencer (1930–2001).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Gmina Jasienica.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 70 years old in Katowice.
Lajos Kada
Hungarian priest and apostolic nuncio (1924–2001).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Budapest.
Died November 26th, 2001 at 77 years old in Budapest.
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]
Willy Gysi
Swiss handball player.
Born January 9th, 1918 in Basel.
Died May 12th, 2001 at 83 years old in Bern.
Judita Vaičiūnaitė
Lithuanian poet and children's writer (1937-2001).
Born July 12th, 1937 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2001 at 63 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
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.
Antonio Flores
Mexican footballer.
Born July 13th, 1923 in Mexico.
Died May 16th, 2001 at 77 years old
Poul Dalsager
Danish politician (1929-2001).
Born March 5th, 1929 in Hirtshals.
Died May 2nd, 2001 at 72 years old in Hjørring.
Anatoly Bogdanov
Sport shooter (1931–2001).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 70 years old in Moscow.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr