See also: other events of 2001, Deaths in 2002 and Recent deaths. This article is about the year. ... See also: Deaths in 2001, other events of 2002, and Deaths in 2003. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ...

January 2001

• 1 Ray Walston, 86, actor, lupus.
• 12 Affirmed, 25, race horse, euthanasia after contracting laminitis.
• 12 William Hewlett, 87, American co-founder of Hewlett-Packard.
• 13 Michael Cuccione, 16, Canadian actor and musician, Hodgkins disease.
• 16 Laurent-Désiré Kabila, 61, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, assassination.
• 23 Moy Yat, 62, Chinese sealmaker and martial artist.
• 30 Jean-Pierre Aumont, 90, French actor, heart attack.
• 31 Gordon R. Dickson, 77, science fiction writer.

is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was a stage, television and feature film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be fatal, though with recent medical advances, fatalities are becoming increasingly rare. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the racehorse. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... For mercy killings not performed on humans, see Animal euthanasia. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Hewlett (left) and Alan Tripp in a 1993 photograph at Tripps first SCORE! Center William Reddington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Cuccione (January 5, 1985 - January 13, 2001) was a Canadian actor/singer born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. ... Hodgkins disease is a type of lymphoma described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832, and characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurent-Désiré Kabila (November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001) was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 1997, when he overthrew longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko after 32 years of ruling Zaire until his assassination in January 2001, succeeded by his son Joseph. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Moy Yat (梅逸) (June 28, 1938 - January 23, 2001) was a Chinese sealmaker, Chinese artist and martial artist, student of Yip Man since 1957. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Pierre Aumont (January 5, 1911 – January 29, 2001) was a French actor. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon Dickson lecturing. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

February 2001

• 4 Iannis Xenakis, 78, Greek-French composer.
• 7 Dale Evans, 88, actress, singer
• 7 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 94, American author, aviator.
• 12 Kristina Söderbaum, 88, German actress and photographer.
• 14 Alan Ross, 78, Anglo-Indian poet and editor
• 18 Dale Earnhardt, 49, American NASCAR race car driver.
• 18 Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 18 Balthus, 92, French painter.
• 19 Charles Trenet, 87, popular French singer.
• 19 Priscilla Davis, 67, former Fort Worth, Texas socialite.
• 19 Stanley Kramer, 87, American movie director.
• 24 Claude Elwood Shannon, 84, mathematician.
• 25 Sir Donald Bradman, 92, cricketer

is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Iannis Xenakis in 1975. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Evans was the stage name of Frances Octavia Smith (October 31, 1912–February 7, 2001), a writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 – February 7, 2001) was an author and pioneering American aviator. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kristina Söderbaum (October 5, 1912 - February 12, 2001) was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan John Ross, (May 6, 1922 – February 14, 2001), was a British poet and editor. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwin Lee Eddie Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was a Hall of Fame third baseman in Major League Baseball and is widely regarded as one of the greatest third basemen to play the game. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nude with arms raised, oil on canvas, 1951 by Balthus Balthazar Klossowski de Rola (February 29, 1908 in Paris – February 18, 2001) was an esteemed Polish/French modern artist whose work was ultimately anti-modern. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Trenet (May 18, 1913, Narbonne, France – February 19, 2001, Créteil, France) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Priscilla Davis (1942 - February 19, 2001) was shot on the 4000 Block Mockingbird Lane in the upscale southwest side in Fort Worth, Texas, along with her daughter, Andrea Wilborn, her boyfriend, Stan Farr, and a friend Gus Bubba Gavrel, on August 2, 1976. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City 298. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanley Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was a Jewish-American film director and producer. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called the father of information theory, and was the founder of practical digital circuit design theory. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August 1908—25 February 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer, administrator and writer on the game, and generally acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. ... This article is about the sport. ...

March 2001

• 4 Harold Stassen, 93, American politician.
• 4 Glenn Hughes, 50, leather dude of the Popular Music group The Village People
• 12 Robert Ludlum, 73, author of spy novels.
• 12 Morton Downey, Jr., 67, American television personality, lung cancer
• 15 Ann Sothern, 92, actress, former wife of the actor Robert Sterling, stroke
• 18 John Phillips, 65, American singer, co-founder of Popular Music group The Mamas and the Papas.
• 21 Norma Macmillan, 80, American cartoon voice actress.
• 22 William Hanna, 90, American animator, co-founder (with Joseph Barbera) of the Hanna-Barbera animation studio.
• 22 Sabiha Gökçen, 88, the first Turkish female aviator and the first female combat pilot of the world.

is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943 and a later perennial candidate for other offices, most notably and frequently President of the United States. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Glenn Hughes (July 18, 1950 - March 4, 2001) was the original Biker character in the group Village People. ... For the music genre, see Pop music. ... Village People were a disco band of the late 1970s. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 New York City â€“ March 12, 2001 Naples, Florida) was an American author of 21 thriller novels. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Morton Downey, Jr. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ann Sothern Ann Sothern (January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American film actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Phillips in the sixties. ... For the music genre, see Pop music. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Norma Macmillan (1921 - March 21, 2001) was the voice of cartoon characters Casper the Friendly Ghost and Gumby. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... hello i am godWilliam Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sabiha Gökçen with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Sabiha Gökçen (March 22, 1913, Bursa—March 22, 2001, Ankara) was the first Turkish female aviator and the first female combat pilot in the world. ...

April 2001

• 7 Beatrice Straight, 86, Academy Award-winning actress (Network, Poltergeist)
• 10 Willie Stargell, 61, American baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 11 Graciela Naranjo, 84, Venezuelan singer and actress; a radio, cinema and television pioneer in her homeland
• 11 Sir Harry Secombe, 79, (heart attack), Welsh actor, comedian, member of The Goon Show
• 12 Harvey Ball, 79, American inventor of the smiley
• 15 Joey Ramone (b. Jeffry Hyman), 49, cause of death: lymphoma. American musician, lead singer for The Ramones
• 16 Alec Stock, 84, English footballer and football manager
• 25 Michele Alboreto, 44, Italian racing driver

April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American theatre, film, and television actress. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Network is a 1976 satirical film which tells about a television network named Union Broadcasting System (UBS) and its struggle with poor TV ratings. ... Laserdisc cover of the first Poltergeist film. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilver Dornell Willie Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed Pops in the later years of his career, was a professional baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Graciela Naranjo [nah-RAHN-ho] (December 25, 1916 - April 11, 2001) was a Venezuelan singer and actress. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. ... This article is about the country. ... The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvey Ross Ball (10 July 1921 – 12 April 2001) is famous for his invention of the Smiley. ... For other uses of smiley and smiley face, see Smiley (disambiguation). ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the punk rock group the Ramones. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alec Stock (30 March 1917 - 16 April 2001) was an English footballer and manager. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michele Alboreto (December 23, 1956 - April 25, 2001) was an Italian racing driver who participated in Formula One from 1981 to 1994 in Tyrrell, Ferrari, Larrousse, Arrows, Footwork, BMS Scuderia Italia and Minardi. ...

May 2001

• 1? Chandra Levy, 24, intern at the Bureau of Prisons in Washington, DC. (unconfirmed).
• 5 Charles Black, 85, noted constitutional scholar.
• 5 Cliff Hillegass, 83, American creator of CliffsNotes (stroke).
• 11 Douglas Adams, 49, British author, works included The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the two Dirk Gently novels and serials in the series Doctor Who, heart attack.
• 12 Perry Como, 87, American singer.
• 12 Corissa Yasen, 27, professional basketball player (suicide)
• 26 Anne Haney, 67, actress, heart failure.
• 28 Francisco Varela, 54, Chilean biologist and philosopher

is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chandra Levy Chandra Ann Levy (April 14, 1977 – 2001) was an intern who worked at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in the summer of 2001 and was subsequently found murdered in Rock Creek Park. ... The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a subdivision of the United States Department of Justice, and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Black produced counterfeit British and U.S. currency together with travellers cheques for a number of years before being arrested. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cliffsnotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides in the United States and all over the world. ... CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes (often, incorrectly, CliffNotes) are a series of student study guides available primarily in the United States. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. ... The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ... Dirk Gently is a fictional character created by Douglas Adams and featured in the books Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul. ... This article is about the television series. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierino Ronald Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Corissa Lee Yasen (December 5, 1973 - May 12, 2001) was an American collegiate and professional athlete. ... This article is about the sport. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anne Haney as Rishon Uxbridge in Star Trek: The Next Generation Anne Haney (b. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Varela (Santiago, September 7, 1946 – May 28, 2001, Paris) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher who, together with his teacher Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology. ... A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ...

June 2001

• 1 King Birendra, 55, King of Nepal
• June 1 Queen Aiswarya, 51, Queen of Nepal
• June 1 Hank Ketcham, 81, American cartoonist, creator of Dennis the Menace.
• 1 Marie Brémont, 115, Oldest Person in the World
• 3 Anthony Quinn, 86, Mexican-American actor.
• 4 Joey Maxim, 79, world Light Heavyweight champion boxer.
• 4 King Dipendra of Nepal, 29
• 10 Princess Leila of Iran, 31
• 11 Timothy McVeigh, 33, American terrorist (executed by the Government of the United States).
• 15 Henri Alekan, 92, French cinematographer
• 20 Bob Keegan, 80, baseball player
• 21 Carroll O'Connor, 76 American actor.
• 21 John Lee Hooker, 83, American Blues musician
• 27 Tove Jansson, 86, Finnish author
• 27 Jack Lemmon, 76, American actor and film director.
• 28 Joan Sims, 71, British actress
• 30 Chet Atkins, 77, American country musician

is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. ... Queen Aishwarya of Nepals (November 7, 1949 – June 1, 2001) was the Queen of Nepal (1972-2001). ... Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001), commonly known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994. ... Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work. ... Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham since March 12, 1951, which made its debut in only 16 newspapers. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Marie Marthe Augustine Mesange Lemaitre Brémont (April 25, 1886 – June 6, 2001) was a French supercentenarian, the the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 to June 2001 and the second French woman to hold the title, after Jeanne Calment. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (based on European data). ... -1... For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, (March 28, 1922 – June 2, 2001), was an American boxer. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... His Majesty King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (June 27, 1971 - June 4, 2001) was the reigning monarch of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leila Pahlavi (March 27, 1970 - June 10, 2001) was a Princess of Iran Born in Tehran, Iran, Princess Leila was the youngest daughter of His Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Diba. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... McVeigh redirects here. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Portrait of Henri Alekan The French cinematographer Henri Alekan was born on February 10th 1909 in Paris, France and died on June 15th 2001 in Auxerre, Bourgogne, France. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Charles Keegan (August 4, 1920 - June 20, 2001) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox from 1953-1958. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tove Marika Jansson ( ; August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award and Cannes Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Irene Joan Marian Sims (May 9, 1930, Laindon, Essex - June 28, 2001) was a British actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the musician. ... Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ...

July 2001

• 5 Hannelore Kohl, 68, wife of ex-chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl (suicide).
• 11 Herman Brood, 54, Dutch rock musician (suicide).
• 16 Terry Gordy, 40, pro wrestler; founding member of the Fabulous Freebirds (heart attack).
• 18 Fabio Taglioni, 80, automotive engineer.
• 21 Sivaji Ganesan, 74, famous Indian actor (respiratory problems).
• 21 Hiroshi Tsuburaya, 37, famous japanese actor (liver cancer).
• 27 Leon Wilkeson, 49, American musician, bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• 27 Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper, 90, first New Zealand auto racing driver.
• 29 Wau Holland, 49, German hacker, founder of the CCC (heart attack).
• 29 Edward Gierek, 88, Polish politician.

is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hannelore Kohl (March 7, 1933 – July 5, 2001) was the wife of former German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl. ... Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Biography Herman Brood (pronounced Broat /bro:t/; Zwolle, November 5, 1946 – Amsterdam, July 11, 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Terry Gordy (April 23, 1961 - July 16, 2001) was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. ... The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking professional wrestling tag-team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fabio Taglioni (born September 10, 1920, Lugo di Romagna, Italy; died July 18, 2001, Bologna, Italy) was chief designer and technical director of Ducati Motor Holding from 1954 until 1989. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ganesan in Thayaipola Pillai Noolaipola Selai, 1959 Sivaji Ganesan (October 1, 1927 - July 21, 2001) was a famous Indian actor and politician. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leon Russell Wilkeson (2 April 1952 - 27 July 2001) was the bass guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lĕh-nérd skin-nérd) (pronounced ) is an iconic U.S. Southern rock band. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper (born in Wellington, July 31, 1910 - died in Headington, Oxfordshire, July 27, 2001) was an auto racing driver from New Zealand, the first greatest New Zealander auto driver before Graham McRae, Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and others. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wau Holland, ca. ... The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is one of the biggest and most influential hacker organisations. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Gierek Edward Gierek (January 6, 1913 - July 29, 2001) was a Polish Communist leader. ...

August 2001

• 1 Korey Stringer, 26, American football player.
• 1 Poul Anderson, 74, American fantasy and Science Fiction author.
• 3 Christopher Hewett, 79, British actor
• 4 Lorenzo Music, 64, American voice actor known for the voice of the cartoon cat Garfield.
• 6 Jorge Amado, 88, Brazilian writer.
• 19 Donald Woods, 67, South African journalist, newspaper editor, and anti-apartheid activist, made famous by exposing the killing of his friend, Steve Biko of the Black Consciousness Movement, by South African security forces.
• 20 Fred Hoyle, 86, British astronomer and science fiction writer.
• 25 Aaliyah, 22, American singer and actress.
• 26 Salvador Surigao, 47, Filipino Seaman killed in Mumbai, India
• 29 Ted Mulray, Australian singer.
• 29 Graham "Shirley" Strachan, 50, Australian singer and television presenter.

is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Korey Damont Stringer (May 8, 1974 – August 1, 2001) was an American football player who died from complications brought on by heat stroke, during training camp in Mankato, Minnesota while playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926–July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author of the genres Golden Age. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Hewett, (April 5, 1922 – August 3, 2001), was an English actor best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere on the ABC sitcom Mr. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerald David Music, (better known as Lorenzo Music (May 2, 1937 – August 4, 2001 in Brooklyn, New York), was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician. ... This article is about the comic strip. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Amado de Faria (August 10, 1912 – August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For Donald Woods, a Hollywood actor of the 1930s, see Donald Woods (actor). ... // Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications in various media. ... For the legal definition of apartheid, see the crime of apartheid. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action or inaction to bring about social or political change. ... Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977)[1] was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s. ... AZAPO emblem The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a grassroots anti-Apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960’s out of the political vacuum created by the decimation of the African National Congress and Pan Africanist Congress leadership, by jailing and banning, after the Sharpeville... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Frederick Hoyle, FRS, (born on June 24, 1915 in Gilstead, Yorkshire, England – August 20, 2001 in Bournemouth, England)[1] was a British astronomer, he was educated at Bingley Grammar School and notable for a number of his theories that run counter to current astronomical opinion, and a writer of... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Aliyah (disambiguation). ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Graham Shirley Strachan (2 January 1952 - 29 August 2001) was the lead singer of Australian 1970s rock group Skyhooks. ...

September 2001

• 1 Bobby Evans, 74, Scottish football player
• 2 Christiaan Barnard. 78, South African heart surgeon, first to perform a human-to-human heart transplant
• 3 Thuy Trang, 27, American actress
• 3 Pauline Kael. 82, American movie critic
• 5 Justin Wilson, 87, Cajun chef and humorist
• 6 Megan Connolly, 27, Australian actress.
• 7 Spede Pasanen, 71, Finnish television star.
• 9 Ahmed Shah Massoud, 48, Afghan Northern Alliance military commander
• 11 Casualties from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
• 11 Alice Stewart Trillin, 63, American author and film producer
• 13 Victor Wong, 74, American movie actor and artist
• 18 Ernie Coombs, 73, American born actor. Long time host of Canadian children's show Mr. Dressup on CBC
• 29 Nguyen Van Thieu, 78, former President of South Vietnam
• 22 Isaac Stern, 81, Ukrainian violinist

is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Evans with his trademark shirt out of shorts style. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christiaan Neethling Barnard (November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon, famous for performing the worlds first successful human-to-human heart transplant. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... A heart transplant , is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with heart failure or severe coronary artery disease. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thuy Trang (Vietnamese: Trang Thùy, Chinese: 莊陲 Zhuāng Chúi[], December 14, 1973 - September 3, 2001) was a Vietnamese American actress. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pauline Kael (June 19, 1919 – September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Justin Wilson (24 April 1914 - 5 September 2001) was a Southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun cuisine-inspired cooking and humor. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Megan Connolly (April 9, 1974 - September 6, 2001) was an Australian actress. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pertti Spede Olavi Pasanen (Kuopio, April 10, 1930 – September 7, 2001 at Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish film director, humorist and practitioner of gags. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahmed Shah Massoud (احمد شاه مسعود) (c. ... The Northern Alliance is a term used by the western media, Taliban and Al Qaida to identify the military coalition of various Afghan groups fighting the Taliban. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alice Stewart Trillin (May 8, 1938 - September 11, 2001) was an educator, author, film producer and long time muse to her husband, author Calvin Trillin. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Victor Wong (July 30, 1927 – September 12, 2001) (Chinese: 黃自強; pinyin: Huáng Zìqiáng) was an American character actor who appeared in supporting roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernest Ernie Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927–September 18, 2001) was a childrens entertainer, best known for the long-running Canadian television series Mr. ... Ernie Coombs as Mr. ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... President Nguyen Van Thieu Nguyen Van Thieu, (April 5, 1923 – September 29, 2001) was a former General and President of South Vietnam. ... // Republic of Cochin China (1 June 1946 – 14 June 1949) President of Cochin China Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (27 May 1948 – 14 June 1949) President (Pre-Vietnam) State of Vietnam (14 June 1949 - 26 October 1955) Chief (Quoc Truong) Prime Ministers of the Republic of Vietnam Republic of Vietnam... Anthem Thanh niên Hành Khúc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last President¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War  - Regime change June 14, 1955  - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area  - 1973 173,809 km² 67,108... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) is widely considered one of the finest violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. ...

October 2001

• 7 Christopher Adams, 46, pro wrestler and judoka, brother of Olympic Judo star Neil Adams
• 11 Nada Mamula, 74, Yugoslavian sevdalinka singer
• 12 Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone (Quintin Hogg), 94, British lawyer and politician
• 15 Zhang Xueliang, 100, Chinese warlord and military figure. Important individual in recent Chinese history

is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Adams (February 10, 1955 – October 7, 2001) was a professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, trainer and judoka. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nada Mamula (born 1927, Belgrade; died 2001, Belgrade) was a prominent sevdalinka singer from Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC (9 October 1907 – 12 October 2001), formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1950–1963), was a British judge and Conservative politician. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Zhang Xueliang Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Hsüeh-liang; English occasionally: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (3 June 1901 (according to other accounts in 1898 or 1900) in Haicheng County, Fengtian province of China – 14 October 2001 in Hawaii, United States... China is the worlds oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization. ...

November 2001

• 10 Ken Kesey, 66, American author, counter-cultural figure.
• 12 Tony Miles, 46, English chess player.
• 22 Mary Kay Ash, 83, American businesswoman, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics.
• 24 Melanie Thornton, 34, singer, (plane crash near Zürich)
• November 25 - Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Pakistani author, Spiritual Leader and founder of International Spiritual Movement Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam
• 28 William Kienzle, 73, author of murder mysteries with Catholic priest detective
• 29 John Knowles, 75, author, A Separate Peace
• 29 George Harrison, 58, British musician and former member of The Beatles
• 30 Robert Tools, 59, first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart

is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the beat generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony John Miles (April 23, 1955 – November 12, 2001) was an English chess player. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the guitarist and entertainer, see Mary Kaye. ... Mary Kay is a brand of cosmetics sold by Mary Kay, Inc. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Melanie Thornton live in Leipzig on 24. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (Urdu:ریاض احمدگوھرشاہی) (‎25 November 1941 – 25 November 2001) also known as Sayyedna Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (Urdu:سیدناریاض احمدگوھرشاہی) or Hazrat Sayyedna Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Muddazullahul Aali (Urdu:حضرت سیدناریاض احمدگوھرشاہی مدظلہ العالی) was a Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader and founder of the spiritual movement Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William X. Kienzle is the author of twenty-four crime fiction/mystery novels featuring Father Robert Koesler, a Catholic priest who doubles as a detective. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Knowles (September 16, 1926 - November 29, 2001), b. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Tools (July 31, 1942 - November 30, 2001), was the worlds first recipient of a self contained artificial heart Categories: Medicine stubs ... An artificial heart is a device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. ...

December 2001

• 4 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, 75, Sultan of Selangor and Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• 5 Sir Peter Blake, 53, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist, shot by pirates on the Amazon River.
• 5 Franco Rasetti, 100, Italian physicist.
• 8 Don Tennant, 79, US advertising executive, invented Tony the Tiger for Kellogg's and the Marlboro Man
• 13 Yvan Craipeau, 90, French Trotskyist
• 13 Chuck Schuldiner, 33, Death metal guitarist and vocalist
• 15 Rufus Thomas, 84, R&B/soul singer
• 20 Léopold Senghor, 95, first President of Senegal; also a world-renowned poet and writer.
• 21 Peter Chan, 79
• 27 Ian Hamilton, 63, British critic, poet, magazine publisher
• 29 Takashi Asahina, 93, Japanese conductor
• 30 Eileen Heckart, 82, US actor, Oscar winner