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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Canadian academic (1916–2000).
Born July 21st, 1916 in Toronto.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 83 years old in Toronto.
George Volkoff
Canadian physicist (1914–2000).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Vancouver.
Rudolf Kirchschläger
Austrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth president of austria (1915–2000).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Niederkappel. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2000 at 85 years old in Vienna (cardiovascular disease).
John Kellogg
American actor (1916-2000).
Born June 3rd, 1916 in Hollywood.
Died February 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Bernhard Wicki
Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000).
Born October 28th, 1919 in St. Pölten.
Died January 5th, 2000 at 80 years old in Munich.
Son Sann
Cambodian politician (1911-2000).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Phnom Penh.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Paris.
Greta Gynt
Norwegian actress (1916–2000).
Born November 15th, 1916 in Oslo.
Died April 2nd, 2000 at 83 years old in London.
Henck Arron
First suriname prime minister (1936–2000).
Born April 25th, 1936 in Paramaribo.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 64 years old in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Bunny Austin
English tennis player (1906-2000).
Born August 20th, 1906 in London.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 94 years old in Coulsdon. [ref]
George Ledyard Stebbins
American botanist and geneticist (1906-2000).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 94 years old in Davis (cancer).
Pierre Pflimlin
French politician (1907-2000).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Roubaix.
Died June 27th, 2000 at 93 years old in Strasbourg.
Frédéric Dard
French writer (1921–2000).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Bourgoin-Jallieu.
Died June 6th, 2000 at 78 years old in Bonnefontaine.
Shay Brennan
Irish footballer (1937–2000).
Born May 6th, 1937 in Manchester.
Died June 9th, 2000 at 63 years old in Waterford.
Yuri Klinskikh
Russian singer, songwriter, musician, arranger (1964–2000).
Born July 27th, 1964 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 35 years old in Voronezh (heart failure).
Peter Dubovský
Slovak soccer player (1972-2000).
Born May 7th, 1972 in Bratislava.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 28 years old in Ko Samui (falling from height).
Joseph Weber
American physicist (1919–2000).
Born May 17th, 1919 in Paterson.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 81 years old in Pittsburgh (lymphoma).
Carl Rowan
American journalist (1925–2000).
Born August 11th, 1925 in Ravenscroft. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2000 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Austrian architect (1897–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Moacir Barbosa
Brazilian footballer (1921–2000).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Campinas.
Died April 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Praia Grande (myocardial infarction).
Frances Drake
American actress (1912-2000).
Born October 22nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Irvine.
Christian Norberg-Schulz
Norwegian architect (1926–2000).
Died March 28th, 2000 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician (1940–2000).
Died November 8th, 2000 at 60 years old in Deal (cancer).
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
Pakistani writer.
Born December 25th, 1921 in Kolkata.
Died September 10th, 2000 at 78 years old in Karachi.
Roberto Contreras
American actor (1928–2000).
Born December 12th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Born December 25th, 1920 in Oakland.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Englewood.
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