In the year 2000
676 Notable deaths
Roger Vadim
French filmmaker (1928–2000).
Born January 26th, 1928 in Paris.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 72 years old in Paris (lymphoma).
Jean Peters
American actress (1926–2000).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Canton.
Died October 13th, 2000 at 73 years old in Carlsbad (leukemia).
Steve Allen
American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000).
Born December 26th, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Encino (heart failure, car collision).
Nancy Marchand
American actress (1928-2000).
Born June 19th, 1928 in Buffalo.
Died June 18th, 2000 at 71 years old in Stratford (lung cancer, pulmonary emphysema).
Werner Klemperer
German-american actor and musician (1920–2000).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Cologne.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer).
Noor Jehan
Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000).
Born September 21st, 1926 in Kasur. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 74 years old in Karachi (heart failure). [ref]
Jack Hemingway
Canadian-american fly fisherman, conservationist and writer.
Born October 10th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died December 1st, 2000 at 77 years old in New York City.
David Tomlinson
English actor (1917-2000).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2000 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (stroke). [ref]
Richard Mulligan
American actor (1932-2000).
Born November 13th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died September 26th, 2000 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
Stanley Matthews
English association football player (1915-2000).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Hanley.
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 85 years old in Newcastle-under-Lyme (disease).
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
American actor and united states naval officer (1909–2000).
Born December 9th, 1909 in New York City.
Died May 7th, 2000 at 90 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Richard Farnsworth
American actor (1920-2000).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2000 at 80 years old in Lincoln (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Steve Reeves
American bodybuilder and actor (1926–2000).
Born January 21st, 1926 in Glasgow.
Died May 1st, 2000 at 74 years old in Escondido (lymphoma).
Ofra Haza
Israeli singer (1957–2000).
Born November 19th, 1957 in Hatikva Quarter.
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 42 years old in Ramat Gan (AIDS related disease).
Victor Borge
Danish comedian and pianist (1909–2000).
Born January 3rd, 1909 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 91 years old in Greenwich.
Walter Stanley Keane
American plagiarist (1915–2000).
Born October 7th, 1915 in Lincoln.
Died December 27th, 2000 at 85 years old in Encinitas.
Željko Ražnatović
Serbian military commandant and criminal.
Born April 17th, 1952 in Brežice.
Died January 15th, 2000 at 47 years old in Belgrade.
Tito Puente
American musician (1923-2000).
Born April 20th, 1923 in New York City.
Died June 1st, 2000 at 77 years old in New York City.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2000 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (surgical complications). [ref]
Claire Trevor
American actress (1910–2000).
Born March 8th, 1910 in Bensonhurst.
Died April 8th, 2000 at 90 years old in Newport Beach (respiratory failure).
Billy Barty
American film actor (1924-2000).
Born October 25th, 1924 in Millsboro.
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Glendale (heart failure).
Barbara Cartland
English writer and media personality (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Edgbaston. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2000 at 98 years old in Hatfield. [ref]
Charles Gray
English actor (1928-2000).
Born August 29th, 1928 in Bournemouth. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2000 at 71 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
John Lindsay
American politician (1921–2000).
Born November 24th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Hilton Head Island (Parkinson's disease).
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime minister of ceylon (later sri lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000.
Born April 17th, 1916 in Baḷangoḍa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 84 years old in Kadawatha (myocardial infarction).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel