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In the year 2000
708 Notable deaths
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).
Geng Biao
Chinese general and diplomat (1909-2000).
Born August 26th, 1909 in Liling.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 90 years old in Beijing.
Anna Sokolow
American dancer (1910–2000).
Born February 9th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died March 29th, 2000 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
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).
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).
Frederick C. Bock
American pilot.
Born January 18th, 1918 in Greenville.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 82 years old in Scottsdale (cancer).
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).
Abbas Gharabaghi
Persian military officer (1918–2000).
Born November 1st, 1918 in Tabriz.
Died October 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Paris (cancer).
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]
Joseph H. Lewis
Film director (1907-2000).
Born April 6th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died August 30th, 2000 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
Shakuntala Paranjpye
Indian actress (1906-2000).
Born January 17th, 1906.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old
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).
Henry H. Fowler
American lawyer and politician (1908-2000).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Roanoke.
Died January 3rd, 2000 at 91 years old in Alexandria (pneumonia).
Nils Poppe
Swedish entertainer (1908-2000).
Died June 28th, 2000 at 92 years old in Helsingborg (stroke).
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]
Ivo Robić
Croatian pop singer (1923–2000).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Garešnica.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Veerasamy Ringadoo
Governor-general of mauritius (1920-2000).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Port Louis.
Died September 9th, 2000 at 79 years old in Port Louis.
Howard Winstone
Welsh boxer (1939-2000).
Born April 15th, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 61 years old in Merthyr Tydfil.
Judith Barrett
American film actress (1909-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1914 in Venus.
Died March 10th, 2000 at 86 years old in Palm Desert.
George Batchelor
Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist (1920–2000).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Melbourne.
Died March 30th, 2000 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Al Grey
American jazz musician.
Born June 6th, 1925 in Aldie. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Carmen Martín Gaite
Spanish writer (1925-2000).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Salamanca.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Adam Ulam
Polish historian (1922–2000).
Died March 28th, 2000 at 77 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer).
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1927–2000).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
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