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In the year 2001
616 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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]
Melanie Thornton
American singer (1967–2001).
Born May 13th, 1967 in Charleston.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 34 years old in Bassersdorf (aviation accident).
Stanley Kramer
American film director and producer (1913-2001).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 616
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