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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Rodolfo Pini
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2000).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 73 years old
René Chocat
Basketball player (1920–2000).
Born November 28th, 1920 in Santranges.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 79 years old in Montpellier.
Doris Löve
Swedish-icelandic botanist (1918–2000).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Kristianstad.
Died February 25th, 2000 at 82 years old in San Jose.
Ingemund Bengtsson
Swedish politician (1919–2000).
Born January 30th, 1919 in Veddige. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2000 at 81 years old in Varberg.
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Soviet fencer (1938–2000).
Born February 2nd, 1938 in Astrašycki Haradok.
Died January 24th, 2000 at 61 years old in Minsk.
Leopoldo Savona
Italian film director and screenwriter (1913–2000).
Born July 13th, 1913 in Lenola.
Died October 19th, 2000 at 87 years old in Jesi.
Leopold Barschandt
Austrian association football player (1925-2000).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 75 years old
Ādolfs Skulte
Composer (1909–2000).
Born October 28th, 1909 in Kyiv.
Died March 20th, 2000 at 90 years old in Riga.
Yuriy Lituyev
Athletics competitor (1925–2000).
Born April 11th, 1925 in Irbit.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Miklós Szabó
Hungarian middle distance runner (1908–2000).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 91 years old in Budapest.
Oliver Taylor
Australian boxer (1938-2000).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Townsville.
Died December 30th, 2000 at 62 years old
Johann Urbanek
Austrian footballer (1910-2000).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Austria–Hungary.
Died July 7th, 2000 at 89 years old
Mihály Mayer
Hungarian water polo player (1933–2000).
Born December 27th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died September 4th, 2000 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Bibiano Zapirain
Uruguayan footballer (1919-2000).
Born December 2nd, 1919 in Tomás Gomensoro.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 81 years old in Bogotá.
Mike Rawson
British middle distance runner (1934-2000).
Born May 26th, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died October 26th, 2000 at 66 years old in Birmingham.
Masayuki Minami
Japanese volleyball player (1941–2000).
Born July 8th, 1941 in Fukuoka.
Died April 7th, 2000 at 58 years old in Fukuoka.
Andrej Hieng
Slovenian writer and director.
Born February 17th, 1925 in Ljubljana.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Hidetoki Takahashi
Japanese association football player and manager (1916–2000).
Born April 11th, 1916 in Fukushima.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Pietro Pasinati
Italian footballer and manager (1910-2000).
Born July 21st, 1910 in Trieste.
Died November 15th, 2000 at 90 years old in Trieste.
Nils Täpp
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born October 27th, 1917 in Malung.
Died October 23rd, 2000 at 82 years old in Malung.
Leon Van Daele
Belgian road bicycle racer (1933–2000).
Born February 24th, 1933 in Ruddervoorde.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 67 years old in Oostkamp.
Hirokazu Ninomiya
Japanese association football player and manager (1917–2000).
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
Catholic cardinal (1912–2000).
Born November 12th, 1912 in Imbabura Province.
Died April 6th, 2000 at 87 years old in Quito.
Karen Hoff
Danish canoe racer (1921-2000).
Born May 29th, 1921 in Randers.
Died February 29th, 2000 at 78 years old
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