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July 04, 2025

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Tait Peter Guthrie (b. 1831-04-28 / d. 1901-07-04)

Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote with Kelvin, and his early investigations into knot theory. His work on knot theory contributed to the eventual formation of topology as a mathematical discipline. His name is known in graph theory mainly for Tait's conjecture. He is also one of the namesakes of the Tait-Kneser theorem on osculating circles.

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Wilkeson
Leon Russell. 2001-07-27

49

Born 1952-04-02. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Unknown

The bassist was found dead on July 27, 2001 in a Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida hotel room; he was 49 years old. Wilkeson had apparently been suffering from chronic liver and lung disease, the cause of death was deemed 'from natural causes.' Wilkeson's death also put the group in a strange position, since an agreement with Ronnie Van Zant's widow stated that at least three of Skynyrd's longtime members would have to be in attendance for it to be able to tour and issue albums under the name 'Lynyrd Skynyrd.' The group continued on anyway, with replacement bassist Ean Evans taking Wilkeson's longtime spot. However the reactions to Evans different style of playing has been mixed although he took informal lessons from Wilkeson.

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de Bevere
Maurice (alias: Morris). 2001-07-16

77

Born 1923-12-01. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Accident

He died in 2001 by an accidental fall.

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Bolloré
Gwenn-Ael. 2001-07-12

75

Born 1925-09-05. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Vice President of papeteries Bolloré from 1952 to 1974.

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Pagotto
Antonio (alias: Toni Pagot ). 2001-07-07

79

Born 1921-12-16. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Age

Toni Pagot was an Italian comics artist and animator. Born Antonio Pagotto in Milan, in collaboration with his elder brother Nino, Pagot started his career in the fields of comics, animation and advertising. After the Second World War, the two brothers created with The Dynamite Brothers, the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in Technicolor. In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick Calimero. In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, Il Giornalino and Il Corriere dei Ragazzi. He was also co-creator and director of the animated series Grisù.

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Kohl
Hannelore. 2001-07-05

68

Born 1933-03-07. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Suicide

Kohl was found dead aged 68 in her Ludwigshafen home. She had apparently committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills, after years of suffering from what was claimed to be a very rare and painful photo allergy induced by an earlier penicillin treatment that had forced her to avoid practically all sunlight for years.
Kohl is known for her collection of German-style cooking recipes published as Kulinarische Reise durch Deutsche Länder (Culinary Journey through German Regions) which was published in 1996.

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Atkins
Chester (alias: Chet Atkins). 2001-06-30

77

Born 1924-06-20. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Cancer

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Lemmon
John (alias: Jack Lemmon). 2001-06-27

76

Born 1925-02-08. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer

Jack Lemmon died of "carcinomatosis and metastatic cancer of bladder to colon".
He had been fighting the disease, very privately, for two years before losing the battle.
Lemmon was born in an elevator in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where his father, John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., was the president of a doughnut company. His mother was Mildred Burgess Noel.

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Estève
Maurice. 2001-06-27

97

Born 1904-05-02. Domain:Painting. Cause of death:Age

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Barrère
Igor. 2001-06-24

69

Born 1931-12-17. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Unknown

Anne Barrère's father, whose husband is Robert Namias.
Anne Barrère is a personal advisor of Bernadette Chirac.

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Thérond
Roger. 2001-06-23

76

Born 1924-10-24. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Age

"Paris-Match"

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Hooker
John Lee. 2001-06-21

83

Born 1917-08-22. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age

He fell ill just before a tour of Europe in 2001 and died soon afterwards at the age of 83.

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Dumont
René. 2001-06-18

97

Born 1904-03-13. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Age

René Dumont started his career as a promoter of the use of chemical fertizers and mechanisation. He wrote articles, quoting Nazi agriculture as a model, in "La Terre Française" (Pétainist weekly journal), favoring agricultural corporatism. However, he was one of the first to denounce damages from the green revolution ("Révolution Verte") and to fight agricultural productivism.
He ran for Presidency in 1974 as the first ecologist candidate, and won 1.32 % of the votes.
Dumont is considered to be the forefather of the French Green Party.

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Alekan
Henri. 2001-06-15

92

Born 1909-02-10. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer

French cinematographer.
Alekan died from leukemia in Auxerre, Bourgogne, France.

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Pahlavi
Leila. 2001-06-10

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Born 1970-03-27. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Suicide

Princess Leila Pahlavi, born in Tehran, Iran, was the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi. Leila was found dead in her room in the Leonard Hotel in London by her doctor. She was found to have more than five times the lethal dose of quinalbarbitone, a barbiturate, which is used to treat insomnia, in her system, along with a nonlethal amount of cocaine. She was found in bed, her body emaciated by years of anorexia and bulimia. According to a report on her death, which included information from an autopsy conducted by the Westminster Coroner's Court, she stole the quinalbarbitone from her doctor's desk during an appointment and was addicted to the drug, typically taking 40 pills at once, rather than the prescribed two.

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Fredericks
Carole Denise. 2001-06-07

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Born 1952-06-05. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Heart attack

Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal. Between 1990 and 1996 she was in the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones alongside singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman and Welsh–French guitarist Michael Jones. Two days after her 49th birthday, Fredericks died of a heart attack in Dakar, Senegal. At the request of the French Minister of Culture, Fredericks was buried in Montmartre Cemetery. On June 18, a funeral service was held for her at Eglise Notre-Dame de Clignancourt, the church that stands across from her apartment in the 18th district.

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Quinn
Antonio (alias: Anthony Quinn). 2001-06-03

86

Born 1915-04-21. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Pneumonia

Primary cause: throat cancer

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Ashton
Edward Anthony. 2001-05-28

55

Born 1946-03-01. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Cancer

Tony Ashton was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer and artist.
Tony Ashton died from cancer at his home. He was 55. Shortly before he sent this message:
Dear everyone, Thanks for all the messages and enquiries - recent tests show the cancer has spread and I've decided to refuse further treatment and come home. So - thanks to all, have a drink for me - cheers and bollox...

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Brambilla
Vittorio. 2001-05-26

63

Born 1937-11-11. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Heart attack

He was a Formula One driver from Italy who raced for the March, Surtees and Alfa Romeo teams. His nickname was "The Monza Gorilla".
He died at Lesmo, near Milan, of a heart attack at the age of 63 while gardening at his home. He reportedly collapsed while mowing the lawn.

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Guttierrez
Alberto (alias: Alberto Korda). 2001-05-25

72

Born 1928-09-14. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Heart attack

He was a photographer for the Cuban newspaper Revolución in 1960 when he produced on March 5, 1960 the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a worldwide symbol of revolution and rebellion. He never received any royalties for the image, although in 2000 he sued Smirnoff over the use of the image in advertisement.

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Champion
Jean. 2001-05-23

87

Born 1914-03-09. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

1973 : La Nuit américaine by François Truffaut : Bertrand

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Hougron
Jean. 2001-05-22

77

Born 1923-07-01. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

He was a French novelist, famous for a series of novels set in French Indochina in the mid-20th century, where he resided and travelled for several years. Several of these novels are collected in a series named La Nuit Indochinoise ("The Indochina Night") and include several best sellers, such as Tu récolteras la tempête.

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Vierny
Sacha. 2001-05-15

81

Born 1919-08-10. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

He was a French cinematographer. He is most famous for his work with Alain Resnais, especially for the two films Hiroshima mon amour, L'année dernière à Marienbad and Peter Greenaway (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Prospero's Books).

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Bolognini
Mauro. 2001-05-14

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Born 1922-06-28. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer

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Boussinot
Roger. 2001-05-14

80

Born 1921-05-02. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

Roger Boussinot, alias Emmanuel Le Lauraguais and Roger Mijema, was a Historian an movie critic. He was also abriter and a film director., born in Tunis. He wrote Les Guichets du Louvre, based on his own experience and culpability.

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Miller
John Anthony (alias: Jason Miller). 2001-05-13

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Born 1939-04-22. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack

Miller was the father of actors Jason Patric (by first wife Linda Gleason, daughter of Jackie Gleason) and Joshua John Miller (by second wife Susan Bernard).

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Cardinal
Marie. 2001-05-09

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Born 1929-03-09. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

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Hughes
Kenneth. 2001-04-28

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Born 1922-01-19. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

One of a very few people to work with Albert R. Broccoli *after* working on a "renegade" James Bond film (in this case, Casino Royale (1967). With few exceptions, anyone involved in such productions was spurned by Eon Productions.
He died of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alboreto
Michele. 2001-04-25

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Born 1956-12-23. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was killed testing an Audi R8 sports car when he suffered a high-speed tire failure at the Lausitzring in eastern Germany. Alboreto's car spun out of control and overturned on a straight section of the circuit. The accident came during preparations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was held in June

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Laporte
Roger. 2001-04-24

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Born 1925-07-20. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

The modern French author and critic Roger Laporte has conducted a lifelong exploration of the stakes of writing and produced a body of work on the borderline between literature and philosophy.

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Fleutiaux
Brice. 2001-04-24

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Born 1967-11-23. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Suicide

He was an independant journalist and photographer. He had been kidnapped in tchetchenia and kept as an hostage from 10 October, 1999 through 6 June, 2000. He wrote his autobiography before commiting suicide.

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