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Events on Thursday 6 December 2001 1
1948 – 2001Peter Blake (1948-2001)Died 6 December 2001, aged 53Blake was a yachtsman who led New Zealand to consecutive America's Cup victories in 1995 and 2000 and won the Jules Verne Trophy for a record round-the-world sail. He later worked on environmental expeditions. He was shot dead by pirates who boarded his boat on the Amazon in Brazil.