In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Jean-Claude Izzo
French writer (1945-2000).
Born June 20th, 1945 in Marseille.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Marseille (cancer).
Muriel Evans
American actress, radio personality (1910-2000).
Born July 20th, 1910 in Minneapolis.
Died October 26th, 2000 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (colorectal cancer).
Wojciech Jerzy Has
Polish film director (1925-2000).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Kraków.
Died October 3rd, 2000 at 75 years old in Łódź.
William Pokhlyobkin
Russian writer (1923–2000).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Podolsk.
Eladio Dieste
Uruguayan architect (1917-2000).
Born December 1st, 1917 in Artigas.
Died July 19th, 2000 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
Lawyer and professor (1919–2000).
Born August 20th, 1919 in Messenia Prefecture.
Died November 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in Athens.
Pascale Audret
French actress (1936-2000).
Born October 12th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 17th, 2000 at 63 years old in Cressensac (traffic collision).
Udham Singh
Field hockey player (1928-2000).
Born August 4th, 1928 in Sansarpur.
Died March 23rd, 2000 at 71 years old in Sansarpur. [ref]
Dirk Jan Struik
Dutch mathematician (*1894 – †2000).
Born September 30th, 1894 in Rotterdam.
Died October 21st, 2000 at 106 years old in Belmont.
Florizel Glasspole
Jamaican politician (1909-2000).
Born September 25th, 1909 in Kingston.
Died November 25th, 2000 at 91 years old in Kingston.
Lianella Carell
Italian actress, screenwriter, journalist (1927–2000).
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 73 years old in Rome.
William Nierenberg
American physicist (1919-2000).
Born February 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Domingos da Guia
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2000).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Paula Wessely
Austrian theatre and film actress (1907-2000).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 93 years old in Vienna (bronchitis).
Diether Krebs
German actor (1947–2000).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Essen.
Died January 4th, 2000 at 52 years old in Hamburg (lung cancer).
Kati Horna
Hungarian born mexican artist (1912-2000).
Born May 19th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died October 19th, 2000 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Carlos Cardoso
Mozambican journalist (1951-2000).
Born August 10th, 1951 in Beira. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 49 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Susumu Ohno
Japanese geneticist (1928–2000).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Seoul. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 71 years old
John Sladek
American writer (1937–2000).
Born December 15th, 1937 in Waverly.
Died March 10th, 2000 at 62 years old in Minneapolis.
George Koltanowski
Chess master (1903–2000).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Francisco.
Ferenc Farkas
Hungarian musician (1905-2000).
Born December 15th, 1905 in Nagykanizsa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Svetozar Vukmanović
Serbian partisan (1912-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Podgora.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Katun Reževići.
Maurine Neuberger
Us senator from oregon (1907–2000).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Cloverdale.
Died February 22nd, 2000 at 93 years old in Portland.
Evgeniy Vasilievich Khrunov
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000).
Born September 10th, 1933 in Prudy.
Died May 19th, 2000 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 376 to 400 of 738
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