In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Louis Leprince-Ringuet
French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science (1901–2000).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Alès.
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 99 years old in Paris.
Duane Swanson
Basketball player (1913-2000).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Waterman.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 87 years old in Cumberland Furnace.
Hermann Brück
German astronomer (1905-2000).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died March 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Hollister.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Tiburon.
Lajos Kocsis
Association football player (1947–2000).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Szeged. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2000 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Marjorie Noël
French singer.
Born December 25th, 1945 in Bayeux.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 54 years old in Cavaillon.
Grigor Khanjyan
Armenian and soviet painter (1926-2000).
Born November 29th, 1926 in Yerevan. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2000 at 73 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Gian Luigi Polidoro
Italian film director (1927-2000).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Bassano del Grappa.
Died September 7th, 2000 at 73 years old in Rome.
Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.
Vincentas Sladkevičius
Catholic cardinal (1920–2000).
Born August 20th, 1920 in Žasliai.
Died May 28th, 2000 at 79 years old in Kaunas.
Aleksandar Živković
Croatian footballer (1912–2000).
Born December 25th, 1912 in Orašje.
Died February 25th, 2000 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Konstantin Krizhevsky
Soviet footballer (1926-2000).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Odintsovo.
Died November 18th, 2000 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Philip Childs Keenan
American astronomer (1908–2000).
Born March 31st, 1908 in Bellevue.
Died April 20th, 2000 at 92 years old in Columbus.
Alfred Kuchevsky
Soviet ice hockey player (1931–2000).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died May 15th, 2000 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Ruberti
Italian politician (1927-2000).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Aversa.
Died September 4th, 2000 at 73 years old in Rome.
Flaminio Piccoli
Italian politician (1915-2000).
Born December 28th, 1915 in Kirchbichl.
Died April 11th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rome.
Alphonse Boudard
Novelist and screenwriter (1925-2000).
Born December 17th, 1925 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 14th, 2000 at 74 years old in Nice.
Mildred Wiley
American high jumper (1901-2000).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Taunton.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 98 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Leo Barnhorst
American basketball player (1924–2000).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Indianapolis.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 76 years old in Indianapolis (lymphoma).
Halyna Zubchenko
Ukrainian painter (1929-2000).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Thomas Ypsilantis
American physicist (1928–2000).
Born June 24th, 1928 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 16th, 2000 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ilmar Laaban
Estonian poet and publicist, working in sweden (1921-2000).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2000 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Warren H. Wagner
American botanist (1920-2000).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old
Chhean Vam
Cambodian politician (1916–2000).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Sisophon.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Jean Dotto
French racing cyclist (1928–2000).
Born March 27th, 1928 in Saint-Nazaire.
Died February 20th, 2000 at 71 years old in Ollioules.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 738
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche