In the year 2000

738 Notable deaths

Michael Smith

Canadian nobel laureate in chemistry.

Born April 26th, 1932 in Blackpool.

Died October 4th, 2000 at 68 years old in Vancouver.

Clark Gregg

American economist (1923–2000).

Born May 16th, 1923 in Boston.

Died June 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Chicago.

Charles Hartshorne

American philosopher (1897–2000).

Born June 5th, 1897 in Kittanning.

Died October 9th, 2000 at 103 years old in Austin.

Paul Coverdell

American politician (1939–2000).

Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.

Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).

Kōjun

Japanese empress.

Born March 6th, 1903 in Toriizaka.

Died June 16th, 2000 at 97 years old in Fukiage Gyoen (senility).

Kaneto Shiozawa

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1954–2000).

Born January 28th, 1954 in Tokyo.

Died May 10th, 2000 at 46 years old in Shinjuku (cerebral contusion).

Talal Maddah

Saudi musician (1940–2000).

Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.

Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).

Abraham Pais

Dutch-american physicist and science historian (1918–2000).

Born May 19th, 1918 in Amsterdam.

Died July 28th, 2000 at 82 years old in Copenhagen (cardiovascular disease).

John Newland

American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000).

Born November 23rd, 1917 in Cincinnati.

Died January 10th, 2000 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Curt Siodmak

German-american writer.

Born August 10th, 1902 in Dresden.

Died September 2nd, 2000 at 98 years old in Three Rivers (cancer).

Rabah Bitat

Algerian politician (1925-2000).

Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.

Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.

Edward H. Levi

Jewish american politician (1911-2000).

Born June 26th, 1911 in Chicago.

Died March 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).

Ann Mui

Hong kong actor and singer (1959-2000).

Born December 10th, 1959 in British Hong Kong.

Died April 16th, 2000 at 40 years old in Hong Kong (cervix uterine cancer).

Gene Harris

American pianist (1933–2000).

Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor.

Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise.

Jean Howard

American actress (1910-2000).

Born October 13th, 1910 in Longview.

Died March 20th, 2000 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).

Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah

Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000).

Born July 22nd, 1915 in Kolkata.

Died December 11th, 2000 at 85 years old in Karachi.

Enric Miralles

Spanish architect (1955–2000).

Born February 12th, 1955 in Barcelona.

Died July 3rd, 2000 at 45 years old in Sant Feliu de Codines (brain cancer).

Sid Abel

Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2000).

Born February 22nd, 1918 in Melville.

Died February 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Farmington Hills.

Roger Peyrefitte

French diplomat and writer (1907–2000).

Born August 17th, 1907 in Castres.

Died November 15th, 2000 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (Parkinson's disease).

Rose Hobart

American actress (1906–2000).

Born May 1st, 1906 in New York City.

Died August 29th, 2000 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).

Lucille Fletcher

American playwright and screenwriter (1912–2000).

Born March 28th, 1912 in Brooklyn.

Died August 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Langhorne.

Ion Gheorghe Maurer

49th prime minister of romania (1961-1974).

Born September 23rd, 1902 in Bucharest.

Died February 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Bucharest.

George Armstrong

English footballer and manager (1944-2000).

Born August 9th, 1944 in Belfast.

Died November 1st, 2000 at 56 years old in Hemel Hempstead (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Ahmad Shamloo

Iranian persian poet, writer, and journalist (1925-2000).

Born December 12th, 1925 in Tehran.

Died July 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Karaj. [ref]

Milt Hinton

American musician and photographer (1910-2000).

Born June 23rd, 1910 in Vicksburg.

Died December 19th, 2000 at 90 years old in Queens.

Deaths 226 to 250 of 738

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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi