In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Yisha'ayahu Schwager
Israeli footballer (1946-2000).
Born February 10th, 1946 in Poland.
Died August 31st, 2000 at 54 years old in Israel (myocardial infarction).
Karl Stein
German mathematician (1913–2000).
Born January 1st, 1913 in Hamm.
Died October 19th, 2000 at 87 years old in Ebersbach an der Fils.
Ľudovít Rajter
Slovak conductor and composer (1906–2000).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Pezinok. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2000 at 93 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Karl Robatsch
Chess player (1929-2000).
Born October 14th, 1929 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2000 at 70 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (esophageal cancer).
Italo Zingarelli
Film producer (1930–2000).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Lugo.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 70 years old in Rome.
Pietro Palazzini
Catholic cardinal (1912-2000).
Born May 19th, 1912 in Piobbico.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 88 years old in Rome.
James Grogan
American figure skater (1931–2000).
Born December 7th, 1931 in Tacoma.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 68 years old in San Bernardino.
Anna Maria Martínez Sagi
Spanish poet, trade unionist, journalist, feminist and athlete.
Born February 16th, 1907 in Barcelona.
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 92 years old in Santpedor.
Peter Barrett
American sailor.
Born February 20th, 1935 in Madison.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 65 years old in Madison.
Ionatana Ionatana
Prime minister of tuvalu (1938-2000).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Funafuti.
Died December 8th, 2000 at 62 years old in Funafuti (myocardial infarction).
Anselmo Fernandez
Portuguese architect and football manager.
Born August 21st, 1918 in Lisbon.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Kazimierz Brandys
Polish academic (1916-2000).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Łódź.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 83 years old in Nanterre.
František Šťastný
Czechoslovak motoracer (1927-2000).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kochánky.
Died April 8th, 2000 at 72 years old in Prague.
Willie Cunningham
Scottish footballer (1925-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1925 in Cowdenbeath.
Died November 27th, 2000 at 75 years old in Preston.
Aivars Gipslis
Latvian chess player (1937-2000).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Riga.
Died April 13th, 2000 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Simeon Simeonov
Bulgarian footballer (1946-2000).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 54 years old in Sofia.
Gisela Kahn Gresser
Chess player.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.
Fritz Thiedemann
German equestrian (1918–2000).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Weddingstedt.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Heide.
Duane Swanson
Basketball player (1913-2000).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Waterman.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 87 years old in Cumberland Furnace.
Billie Yorke
British tennis player (1910-2000).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Rawalpindi.
Died December 9th, 2000 at 89 years old
Nikolaos Oikonomides
Greek academic.
Born February 14th, 1934 in Athens.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 66 years old in Athens.
Carlo Tagnin
Italian footballer and manager (1932–2000).
Born November 18th, 1932 in Alessandria.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 67 years old in Alessandria (cancer).
Mikhail Schweitzer
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1920–2000).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Perm.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Hermann Brück
German astronomer (1905-2000).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died March 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Lajos Kocsis
Association football player (1947–2000).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Szeged. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2000 at 53 years old in Budapest.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa