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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
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).
Grigori Gorin
Russian writer (1940–2000).
Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Kamala Das Gupta
Indian activist.
Born March 11th, 1907.
Died July 19th, 2000 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
Hiroji Satoh
Japanese table tennis player (1925-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Aomori.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 75 years old
Franco Rossi
Film director and screenwriter (1919–2000).
Born April 28th, 1919 in Florence.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome.
Vitaliy Starukhin
Soviet footballer (1949–2000).
Died August 9th, 2000 at 51 years old in Donetsk (pneumonia).
Inga Gill
Swedish actress (1925–2000).
Born May 2nd, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died October 18th, 2000 at 75 years old in Stockholm (thrombosis).
Lepo Sumera
Estonian composer (1950–2000).
Born May 8th, 1926 in Tallinn.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 74 years old in Tallinn.
Yu Kuo-hwa
Premier of taiwan (1914-2000).
Born January 10th, 1914 in Fenghua District.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 86 years old in Taipei.
Teuvo Tulio
Finnish actor (1912-2000).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 2000 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Matija Ljubek
Canoe racer (1953–2000).
Born November 22nd, 1953 in Belišće.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 46 years old in Valpovo.
Jean Carzou
French painter (1907-2000).
Born January 1st, 1907 in Aleppo.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 93 years old in Périgueux.
Andrzej Szczypiorski
Polish writer (1928-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1928 in Warsaw.
Died May 16th, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author (1921–2000).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Kalle Päätalo
Finnish novelist (1919–2000).
Born November 11th, 1919 in Jokijärvi. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2000 at 81 years old in Tampere University Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Spanish basketball player (1934–2000).
Born July 2nd, 1934 in Alcázar de San Juan.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 65 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Georges Matheron
French mathematician and geologist (1930-2000).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 7th, 2000 at 69 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Schwarzmann
Gymnast and soldier (1912–2000).
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Fürth.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Goslar.
Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet (1932–2000).
Born January 20th, 1932 in Consolación del Sur.
Died September 25th, 2000 at 68 years old in Auburn (myocardial infarction).
Frances Lee
American actress and ziegfeld girl (1906-2000).
Born May 5th, 1906 in Eagle Grove.
Died November 5th, 2000 at 94 years old in Cardiff-by-the-Sea (disease).
H. C. Artmann
Austrian poet, writer, and translator (1921–2000).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Kienmayergasse 43. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Odette Joyeux
French writer and actor (1914–2000).
Born December 5th, 1914 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Ollioules (stroke).
Niels Viggo Bentzon
Danish composer (1919–2000).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died April 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Carla Capponi
Italian politician (1918–2000).
Born December 7th, 1918 in Rome.
Died November 24th, 2000 at 81 years old in Zagarolo.
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