In the year 2000

738 Notable deaths

Pita Amor

Mexican poet (1918-2000).

Born May 30th, 1918 in Mexico City.

Died May 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Mexico City.

Ernest Lluch

Spanish politician and economist (1937-2000).

Born January 21st, 1937 in Vilassar de Mar.

Died November 21st, 2000 at 63 years old in Barcelona (gunshot wound). [ref]

Erich Kähler

German mathematician (1906–2000).

Born January 16th, 1906 in Leipzig.

Died May 31st, 2000 at 94 years old in Wedel.

Mario Giacomelli

Italian photographer (1925–2000).

Born August 1st, 1925 in Senigallia. [ref]

Died November 25th, 2000 at 75 years old in Senigallia. [ref]

Corneliu Mănescu

Romanian politician (1916-2000).

Born February 6th, 1916 in Ploiești.

Died June 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Bucharest.

Jeanloup Sieff

French photographer (1933–2000).

Born November 30th, 1933 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 20th, 2000 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).

Steve McCrory

American boxer (1964–2000).

Born April 13th, 1964 in Detroit.

Died August 1st, 2000 at 36 years old in Detroit.

Bekzat Sattarkhanov

Boxer (1980–2000).

Born April 4th, 1980 in Turkistan.

Died December 31st, 2000 at 20 years old in Astana (traffic collision).

Eva Morris

British supercentenarian (1885–2000).

Born November 8th, 1885 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Died November 2nd, 2000 at 114 years old in Stonehenge, Stone.

Alain Poiré

French film producer (1917–2000).

Born February 13th, 1917 in Paris.

Died January 14th, 2000 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).

Vlado Gotovac

Croatian politician and writer (1930-2000).

Born September 18th, 1930 in Imotski.

Died December 7th, 2000 at 70 years old in Rome (liver cancer).

Ji Pengfei

Chinese politician (1910-2000).

Born February 2nd, 1910 in Linyi County.

Died February 10th, 2000 at 90 years old in Beijing.

Elek Schwartz

Romanian footballer, football manager (1908-2000).

Born October 23rd, 1908 in Timișoara.

Died October 2nd, 2000 at 91 years old in Haguenau.

Violet Archer

Canadian classical music composer (1913-2000).

Born April 24th, 1913 in Montreal.

Died February 21st, 2000 at 86 years old in Ottawa.

Dick Rathmann

Racecar driver.

Born January 6th, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died February 1st, 2000 at 76 years old in Melbourne.

Makhmud Esambayev

Soviet actor and dancer.

Born July 15th, 1924 in Starye Atagi.

Died January 7th, 2000 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Yevgeni Andreyev

Colonel soviet air force (1926-2000).

Born September 4th, 1926 in Novosibirsk.

Died February 9th, 2000 at 73 years old in Schelkovo-3.

Nikolay Dollezhal

Soviet energy scientist, designer of nuclear reactors.

Born October 27th, 1899 in Omelnyk.

Died November 20th, 2000 at 101 years old in Moscow.

Martin Benrath

German actor (1926–2000).

Born November 9th, 1926 in Berlin.

Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee (cancer).

Ginetta Sagan

Human rights activist (1925–2000).

Born June 1st, 1925 in Milan.

Died August 25th, 2000 at 75 years old in Atherton.

Józef Tischner

Polish philosopher, catholic priest (1931–2000).

Born March 12th, 1931 in Stary Sącz.

Died June 28th, 2000 at 69 years old in Kraków (laryngeal cancer).

Viktor Kolotov

Soviet footballer (1949-2000).

Born July 3rd, 1949 in Yüdin.

Died January 3rd, 2000 at 50 years old in Kyiv.

Raymond Lemieux

Canadian chemist (1920–2000).

Born June 16th, 1920 in Lac La Biche.

Died July 22nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Edmonton.

Johannes Virolainen

Finnish politician (1914–2000).

Born January 31st, 1914 in Viipurin maalaiskunta, Sverdlovo.

Died December 11th, 2000 at 86 years old in Lohja.

Anatoli Firsov

Soviet ice hockey player (1941–2000).

Born February 1st, 1941 in Moscow.

Died July 24th, 2000 at 59 years old in Firsanovka (myocardial infarction).

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown