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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Wiesław Gawłowski
Volleyball player (1950–2000).
Born May 19th, 1950 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Died November 14th, 2000 at 50 years old in Białobrzegi (traffic collision).
Eugen Rupf
Swiss footballer.
Born June 16th, 1914 in Switzerland.
Died August 29th, 2000 at 86 years old
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze
Olympic wrestler (1927–2000) and winemaker.
Born April 20th, 1927 in Telavi Municipality.
Died August 3rd, 2000 at 73 years old in Telavi.
Takashi Kano
Japanese association football player (1920–2000).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Mîna Urgan
Turkish philologist (1915–2000).
Born May 1st, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Egano Righi-Lambertini
Italian cardinal and theologian (1906–2000).
Born February 22nd, 1906 in Casalecchio di Reno.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Rome.
Kurt Schmid
Swiss rower (1932-2000).
Born February 11th, 1932 in Baar.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 68 years old in Switzerland.
Isaac Berenblum
Polish-born israeli biochemist (1903-2000).
Born August 26th, 1903 in Białystok.
Died April 18th, 2000 at 96 years old in Rehovot.
Rita Trapanese
Italian figure skater (1951-2000).
Died August 10th, 2000 at 49 years old in Gattatico (traffic collision).
Václav Horák
Czech footballer (1912-2000).
Born September 27th, 1912 in Kročehlavy.
Died November 15th, 2000 at 88 years old
Evert Nyberg
Swedish long-distance runner.
Born February 28th, 1925 in Gothenburg.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 75 years old in Örgryte församling.
Akira Nozawa
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 85 years old
Ralph Purchase
American rower (1916-2000).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Newport.
Died January 11th, 2000 at 83 years old in Sun City West.
Václav Migas
Czech footballer (1944-2000).
Born September 16th, 1944 in Czechoslovakia.
Died September 23rd, 2000 at 56 years old
Edward Pain
Australian rower.
Born July 15th, 1925 in Thirroul.
Died January 6th, 2000 at 74 years old in Greenwich.
Arthur Nash
Ice hockey player (1914-2000).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Thunder Bay. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 85 years old in Thunder Bay.
Håkan Lidman
Swedish hurdler (1915–2000).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Gothenburg.
Died June 6th, 2000 at 85 years old in Estepona.
Vintilă Cossini
Romanian footballer (1913-2000).
Born November 21st, 1913 in Constanța.
Died June 24th, 2000 at 86 years old
Yevgeni Andreyev
Colonel soviet air force (1926-2000).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Novosibirsk.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 73 years old in Schelkovo-3.
Humberto Donoso
Chilean footballer (1938-2000).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Arica.
Died May 4th, 2000 at 61 years old
Lajos Dunai
Association football player (1942–2000).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died December 18th, 2000 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Paul Gouyon
Catholic cardinal (1910–2000).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Bordeaux.
Died September 26th, 2000 at 89 years old in Bordeaux.
Chang Kyou-chul
South korean boxer.
Born June 19th, 1946 in Seoul.
Died April 19th, 2000 at 53 years old
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