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In the year 2001
664 Notable deaths
Lorenzo Music
American actor, voice actor, writer, producer and musician (1937-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2001 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Jane Greer
American actress (1924–2001).
Born September 9th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 24th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
John Mitchum
American actor and musician.
Born September 6th, 1919 in Bridgeport.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Pauline Kael
American film critic (1919-2001).
Born June 19th, 1919 in Petaluma. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 82 years old in Great Barrington (Parkinson's disease).
Harry Secombe
Welsh entertainer.
Born September 8th, 1921 in Swansea. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2001 at 79 years old in Guildford (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nguyen Van Thieu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Ninh Thuận.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke). [ref]
Barbara Olson
American lawyer (1955-2001).
Born December 27th, 1955 in Houston.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 45 years old in Arlington County (aircraft crash).
Mary Kay Ash
Entrepreneur.
Born May 12th, 1918 in Cypress.
Died November 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Dallas.
Mike Mentzer
American bodybuilder (1951–2001).
Born November 15th, 1951 in Ephrata.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.
Fred Hoyle
British astronomer.
Born June 24th, 1915 in Bingley. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bournemouth (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 664
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