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Events on Sunday 18 February 2001 2
1908 – 2001Balthus (1908-2001)Died 18 February 2001, aged 92Balthus, born Balthasar Kłossowski de Rola, was a figurative painter who worked against the grain of twentieth-century abstraction. His canvases of interiors and adolescent girls were admired for their composition and unsettling for their subject matter. He directed the French Academy in Rome for many years.
1951 – 2001Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)Died 18 February 2001, aged 49Earnhardt was among the most successful and popular drivers in NASCAR, winning seven Winston Cup championships and known as The Intimidator. He was killed in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500. His death led to mandatory head-and-neck restraints in the sport.