In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Gisèle Freund
French photographer (1908–2000).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Lewis Allen
English film and television director (1905–2000).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Telford.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Carlos Guastavino
Argentine composer (1912–2000).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died October 29th, 2000 at 88 years old in Santa Fe.
Bruno Zevi
Italian architect, historian, and professor (1918-2000).
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Rome.
Died January 9th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome.
Maria Laura Mainetti
Italian religious, martyr and blessed.
Born August 20th, 1939 in Colico.
Died June 6th, 2000 at 60 years old in Chiavenna (stab wound, satanic ritual).
Hüseyin Velioğlu
Kurdish islamic activist.
Born January 1st, 1952 in Bağözü.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 48 years old in Beykoz (gunshot wound).
Goseki Kojima
Japanese manga artist (1928–2000).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Yokkaichi.
Died January 5th, 2000 at 71 years old in Tokyo.
Toon Hermans
Dutch comedian, singer and writer (1916-2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Sittard. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Nieuwegein. [ref]
Kenneth Lee Pike
American linguist (1912–2000).
Born June 9th, 1912 in Woodstock.
Died December 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Dallas.
Joachim-Ernst Berendt
German writer and record producer (1922-2000).
Born July 20th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 2000 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Pote Sarasin
Prime minister of thailand (1905-2000).
Born March 25th, 1905 in Bangkok.
Died September 28th, 2000 at 95 years old in Bangkok.
Sandra Schmitt
German freestyle skier (1981-2000).
Born April 26th, 1981 in Mörfelden-Walldorf.
Died November 11th, 2000 at 19 years old in Kitzsteinhorn (Kaprun disaster).
Vladimir Bagirov
Soviet chess player (1936-2000).
Born August 16th, 1936 in Baku.
Died July 21st, 2000 at 63 years old in Jyväskylä (myocardial infarction).
Walter Berry
Austrian opera singer (1929–2000).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died October 27th, 2000 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Andrzej Zawada
Mountain climber (1928–2000).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Olsztyn.
Died August 21st, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Joan Marsh
American actress (1914–2000).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Porterville.
Died August 10th, 2000 at 86 years old in Ojai (disease).
Jun Fukuda
Japanese film director (1923–2000).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Manchuria. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Setagaya (cancer).
Jerzy Giedroyc
Polish writer and political activist (1906–2000).
Born July 27th, 1906 in Minsk.
Died September 14th, 2000 at 94 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Carl Curtis
American politician (1905-2000).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Minden.
Died January 24th, 2000 at 94 years old in Lincoln.
Shiho Niiyama
Japanese voice actress (1970–2000).
Born March 21st, 1970 in Matsuyama.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 29 years old in Shinjuku (leukemia).
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Polish writer, world war ii underground fighter, and political dissident (1919–2000).
Born May 20th, 1919 in Kielce.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 81 years old in Naples.
Théodore Monod
French naturalist and explorer (1902-2000).
Born April 9th, 1902 in Rouen.
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 98 years old in Versailles.
David Flusser
Israeli academic (1917–2000).
Born September 15th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Jerusalem.
Elsie Widdowson
British nutritionist (1906–2000).
Born October 21st, 1906 in Wallington.
Died June 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kang Song-san
Premier of north korea (1931-2000).
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Kyongwon County.
Died June 25th, 2000 at 69 years old in North Korea (disease). [ref]
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce