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In the year 2001
685 Notable deaths
Leila Pahlavi
Iranian princess (1970-2001).
Born March 27th, 1970 in Tehran.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 31 years old in London (poison).
Emilie Schindler
Sudetenland-german who helped save lives during the holocaust (1907-2001).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in Maletín.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Dipendra of Nepal
Nepalese prince.
Born June 27th, 1971 in Kathmandu.
Died June 4th, 2001 at 29 years old in Kathmandu (Nepalese royal massacre).
Betty Ong
American flight assistant (1956–2001).
Born February 5th, 1956 in San Francisco.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in 1 World Trade Center (American Airlines Flight 11).
Birendra of Nepal
King of nepal (1945–2001).
Born December 29th, 1945 in Kathmandu.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 55 years old in Kathmandu (gunshot wound).
Arlene Francis
American actress and television host (1907–2001).
Born October 20th, 1907 in Boston.
Died May 31st, 2001 at 93 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease, cancer). [ref]
Gloria Foster
American actress (1933–2001).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 67 years old in New York City (diabetes).
Dieter Dengler
Vietnam war prisoner of war (1938-2001).
Born May 22nd, 1938 in Wildberg.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 62 years old in Mill Valley (ballistic trauma).
Ann Sothern
American actress (1909–2001).
Born January 22nd, 1909 in North Dakota.
Died March 15th, 2001 at 92 years old in Ketchum (heart failure).
Kathleen Freeman
American actress (1919–2001).
Born February 17th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died August 23rd, 2001 at 82 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 685
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene