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Lawrence Van Gelder column reports on Stars of the 21st Century, dance program New York State Theater, Face the Music and Dance series at Symphony Space and three new exhibitions at J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; photos (M)
Dr. William H. Masters, who with his co-researcher, Virginia E. Johnson, revolutionized the way sex is studied, taught and enjoyed in America, died Friday at a hospice in Tucson. He was 85. Building on the work of Alfred Kinsey, Dr. Masters devoted more than half a century to observing, measuring, pondering and demystifying the mechanics of sexual intercourse and determining how to make the sexual experience better for couples who found its pleasures elusive if not unattainable.
Victory of Michael Waltrip at Daytona 500 auto race is tempered by death of Dale Earnhardt Sr in accident during race; they were friends and Earnhardt provided Waltrip with car powerful enough to win race; Waltrip was so focused on winning, that he did not even notice crash behind him; photo (M)
Duke defeats St John's 91-59; photo (M)
Orlando Magic defeats New York Knicks, 96-88; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 14, 2001, covering February 19, 2001.
Shaggy
Jennifer Lopez
Soundtrack
The Beatles
Ja Rule
2001Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer[†]
Lee Kang-in is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the South Korea national team.
2001David Mazouz, American actor[†]
David Albert Mazouz is an American actor, best known for his leading role as Bruce Wayne in Fox's Batman-prequel TV drama Gotham (2014–2019). Mazouz started his acting career with several guest roles before joining the Fox TV series Touch (2012–2013), for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award. He has had leading roles in the films The Games Maker and The Darkness.
2001Liza 'N' Eliaz, Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (born 1958)[†]
Liza Néliaz, known by her stage name Liza 'N' Eliaz, was a Belgian hardcore techno producer and disc jockey. Described as a "spiritual leader" in the free party movement in France, she was a DJ noted for her skill and use of four turntables.
2001Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (born 1913)[†]
Stanley Earl Kramer was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message films" and a liberal movie icon. As an independent producer and director, he brought attention to topical social issues that most studios avoided. Among the subjects covered in his films were racism, nuclear war, greed, creationism vs. evolution, and the causes and effects of fascism. His other films included High Noon, The Caine Mutiny, and Ship of Fools (1965).
2001Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (born 1913)[†]
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]