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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
D. G. Champernowne
British mathematician and economist.
Born July 9th, 1912 in Oxford. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2000 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
T.A. Sarasvati Amma
Indian mathematician (1918-2000).
Born December 26th, 1918 in Kerala, Cherpulassery Municipality.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 81 years old
Franco Donatoni
Italian composer (1927–2000).
Born June 9th, 1927 in Verona.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 73 years old in Milan (stroke).
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.
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.
Makhmud Esambayev
Soviet actor and dancer.
Born July 15th, 1924 in Starye Atagi.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Steve McCrory
American boxer (1964–2000).
Born April 13th, 1964 in Detroit.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 36 years old in Detroit.
Ji Pengfei
Chinese politician (1910-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1910 in Linyi County.
Died February 10th, 2000 at 90 years old in Beijing.
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).
Dick Rathmann
Racecar driver.
Born January 6th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died February 1st, 2000 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
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).
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.
Elek Schwartz
Romanian footballer, football manager (1908-2000).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Timișoara.
Died October 2nd, 2000 at 91 years old in Haguenau.
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).
Raymond Lemieux
Canadian chemist (1920–2000).
Born June 16th, 1920 in Lac La Biche.
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Edmonton.
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).
Göran Tunström
Swedish writer (1937–2000).
Died February 5th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Violet Archer
Canadian classical music composer (1913-2000).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 86 years old in Ottawa.
HB Jassin
Indonesian literary critic (1917–2000).
Born July 31st, 1917 in Gorontalo.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
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).
Died August 25th, 2000 at 75 years old in Atherton.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)