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In the year 2000
676 Notable deaths
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-american actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2000 at 85 years old in Casselberry, Orlando (cardiovascular disease).
Pierre Trudeau
Prime minister of canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984.
Born October 18th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died September 28th, 2000 at 80 years old in Montreal (prostate cancer, disease).
Alec Guinness
British actor (1914–2000).
Born April 2nd, 1914 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Midhurst (liver cancer). [ref]
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000).
Born October 1st, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2000 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump
Mother of donald trump (1912-2000).
Born May 10th, 1912 in Tong. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Hyde Park. [ref]
Jim Varney
American actor and comedian (1949–2000).
Born June 15th, 1949 in Lexington.
Died February 10th, 2000 at 50 years old in White House (lung cancer).
Paula Yates
British television presenter and writer (1959–2000).
Born April 24th, 1959 in Colwyn Bay.
Died September 17th, 2000 at 41 years old in London (drug overdose).
Kirsty MacColl
British singer (1959–2000).
Born October 10th, 1959 in Croydon.
Died December 18th, 2000 at 41 years old in Cozumel Island (maritime accident, death from scuba diving).
Yokozuna
American professional wrestler (1966-2000).
Born October 2nd, 1966 in San Francisco.
Died October 23rd, 2000 at 34 years old in Liverpool (pulmonary edema).
Big Pun
American rapper (1971–2000).
Born November 9th, 1971 in The Bronx.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 28 years old in White Plains (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure).
Jason Robards
American actor (1922-2000).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Bridgeport (lung cancer). [ref]
Loretta Young
American actress (1913–2000).
Born January 6th, 1913 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Hafez al-Assad
President of syria from 1971 to 2000.
Born October 6th, 1930 in Qardaha.
Died June 10th, 2000 at 69 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction).
Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000).
Born November 16th, 1946 in Paonia.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in San Rafael (brain cancer).
Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "peanuts" (1922-2000).
Born November 26th, 1922 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2000 at 77 years old in Santa Rosa (myocardial infarction).
Julie London
American actress and singer (1926-2000).
Born September 26th, 1926 in Santa Rosa.
Died October 18th, 2000 at 74 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Larry Linville
American actor (1939–2000).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Ojai.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) polish pianist, composer, holocaust survivor.
Born December 5th, 1911 in Sosnowiec.
Died July 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
Tom Landry
American football coach and player (1924–2000).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Mission.
Died February 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Dallas (leukemia).
John Gielgud
British actor and theatre director (1904-2000).
Born April 14th, 1904 in South Kensington.
Died May 21st, 2000 at 96 years old in Wotton House.
Benjamin Orr
American bassist and singer (1947–2000).
Born September 8th, 1947 in Lakewood.
Died October 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gwen Verdon
American dancer and actress (1925-2000).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Culver City.
Died October 18th, 2000 at 75 years old in Woodstock (myocardial infarction).
Justin Pierce
British-american actor and skateboarder (1975-2000).
Born March 21st, 1975 in London.
Died July 10th, 2000 at 25 years old in Bellagio Hotel & Casino (hanging to death).
Nazia Hassan
Pakistani singer (1965–2000).
Born April 3rd, 1965 in Karachi.
Died August 13th, 2000 at 35 years old in London (cancer).
Ian Dury
English musician (1942-2000).
Born May 12th, 1942 in London Borough of Harrow. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2000 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
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