In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
German world war ii u-boat commander (1913-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Riga.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 87 years old in Vancouver.
Nan Leslie
American actress (1926-2000).
Born June 4th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2000 at 74 years old in San Juan Capistrano (pneumonia).
Bertram Forer
American psychologist (1914-2000).
Born October 24th, 1914 in Springfield.
Died April 6th, 2000 at 85 years old in Ventura.
Jacqueline Auriol
French aviator (1917–2000).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Challans.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Sidney R. Yates
American politician (1909–2000).
Born August 27th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cătălin Hîldan
Romanian footballer (1976-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1976 in Bucharest, Brănești.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 24 years old in Oltenița (myocardial infarction).
Giovanna of Savoy
Bulgarian and italian royal.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2000 at 92 years old in Estoril. [ref]
Franz Fuchs
Austrian serial killer (1949–2000).
Born December 12th, 1949 in Gralla.
Died February 26th, 2000 at 50 years old in Graz (hanging to death).
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Catholic cardinal (1901–2000).
Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).
Ena Begović
Croatian actress (1960–2000).
Born June 16th, 1960 in Trpanj.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 40 years old in Brač (traffic collision).
Saeb Salam
Prime minister of lebanon (1905–2000).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Beirut. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2000 at 95 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Karl Shapiro
American poet and essayist (1913-2000).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 86 years old in New York City.
Abbas Gharabaghi
Persian military officer (1918–2000).
Born November 1st, 1918 in Tabriz.
Died October 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Paris (cancer).
Frederick C. Bock
American pilot.
Born January 18th, 1918 in Greenville.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 82 years old in Scottsdale (cancer).
Anna Sokolow
American dancer (1910–2000).
Born February 9th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died March 29th, 2000 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
Geng Biao
Chinese general and diplomat (1909-2000).
Born August 26th, 1909 in Liling.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 90 years old in Beijing.
Joseph H. Lewis
Film director (1907-2000).
Born April 6th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died August 30th, 2000 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
Artyom Borovik
Russian investigative journalist (1960-2000).
Born September 13th, 1960 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2000 at 39 years old in Khimki. [ref]
Meche Barba
Mexican rumbera and actress (1921–2000).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Mexico City.
Died January 14th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Gabriela Brimmer
Mexican writer and activist (1947-2000).
Born September 12th, 1947 in Mexico City.
Died January 3rd, 2000 at 52 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mike Muuss
American computer programmer (1958–2000).
Born October 16th, 1958 in Iowa City.
Died November 20th, 2000 at 42 years old in Havre de Grace (traffic collision).
Shakuntala Paranjpye
Indian actress (1906-2000).
Born January 17th, 1906.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old
Herman Feshbach
American physicist (1917–2000).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Konrad Emil Bloch
German american biochemist (1912–2000).
Born January 21st, 1912 in Nysa. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2000 at 88 years old in Lexington (heart failure).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel