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.
Jean Papineau-Couture
Composer and academic (1916–2000).
Born November 12th, 1916 in Montreal.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Marjorie Noël
French singer.
Born December 25th, 1945 in Bayeux.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 54 years old in Cavaillon.
Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Hollister.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Tiburon.
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.
Aleksandar Živković
Croatian footballer (1912–2000).
Born December 25th, 1912 in Orašje.
Died February 25th, 2000 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
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]
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]
Flaminio Piccoli
Italian politician (1915-2000).
Born December 28th, 1915 in Kirchbichl.
Died April 11th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rome.
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.
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]
Vincentas Sladkevičius
Catholic cardinal (1920–2000).
Born August 20th, 1920 in Žasliai.
Died May 28th, 2000 at 79 years old in Kaunas.
Halyna Zubchenko
Ukrainian painter (1929-2000).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
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.
Leo Barnhorst
American basketball player (1924–2000).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Indianapolis.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 76 years old in Indianapolis (lymphoma).
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.
Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.
Mildred Wiley
American high jumper (1901-2000).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Taunton.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 98 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Jean Dotto
French racing cyclist (1928–2000).
Born March 27th, 1928 in Saint-Nazaire.
Died February 20th, 2000 at 71 years old in Ollioules.
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.
Rober Eryol
Turkish association football player (1930–2000).
Born December 21st, 1930 in Mersin.
Died December 21st, 2000 at 70 years old in Maltepe. [ref]
Warren H. Wagner
American botanist (1920-2000).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw