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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Brandãozinho
Brazilian footballer and manager (1925-2000).
Born June 9th, 1925 in Campinas.
Died April 4th, 2000 at 74 years old in São Paulo.
Anker Kihle
Norwegian footballer (1917-2000).
Born April 19th, 1917 in Skien.
Died February 1st, 2000 at 82 years old in Skien.
Ambrogio Morelli
Italian road bicycle racer (1905–2000).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Nerviano.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 94 years old in Nerviano.
Marta Hoepffner
German artist and photographer (1912–2000).
Born January 4th, 1912 in Pirmasens.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 88 years old in Lindenberg im Allgäu.
Pavel Plotnikov
Soviet aviator (1920–2000).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Gonba.
Died December 14th, 2000 at 80 years old in Gonba.
Albert Duncanson
Canadian ice hockey player (1911-2000).
Born October 2nd, 1911 in Winnipeg.
Died March 24th, 2000 at 88 years old in Quebec.
Olena Apanovych
Ukrainian historian (1919-2000).
Born September 9th, 1919 in Dimitrovgrad.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 80 years old in Kyiv.
Juozas Jagelavičius
Soviet rower.
Born January 12th, 1939 in Džiuginėnai.
Died June 17th, 2000 at 61 years old in Vilnius.
Max Hofmeister
Austrian footballer (1913-2000).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Leoben. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Leoben.
Boris Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
Russian ice hockey player (1937–2000).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 24th, 2000 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Adelaida Avagyan
Hygienist (1924–2000).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Yerevan.
Died May 12th, 2000 at 76 years old in Williamsburg (cancer).
Jānis Kalniņš
Latvian canadian composer and conductor (1904–2000).
Born November 3rd, 1904 in Pärnu.
Died November 30th, 2000 at 96 years old in Fredericton.
Pyotr Breus
Soviet water polo player (1927–2000).
Born December 2nd, 1927.
Died February 25th, 2000 at 72 years old
Selina Chönz
Swiss author (1910-2000).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Samedan.
Died February 17th, 2000 at 89 years old in Samedan.
Glen Mervyn
Canadian rower (1937–2000).
Born February 17th, 1937 in Vancouver.
Died March 18th, 2000 at 63 years old in Kelowna (colorectal cancer).
Aleksandr Klimenko
Ukrainian shot putter (1970–2000).
Born March 27th, 1970 in Kyiv.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 29 years old in Kyiv.
Louis-Georges Niels
Bobsledder (1919–2000).
Born May 2nd, 1919 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died February 16th, 2000 at 80 years old in Miami.
Knut Holmqvist
Olympic sport shooter (1918-2000).
Born July 15th, 1918 in Trollenäs.
Died August 28th, 2000 at 82 years old in Rydsgård.
Ralph Evans
American sailor.
Born February 7th, 1924 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Darien.
Alfredo Pasotti
Road bicycle racer (1925–2000).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Bastida Pancarana. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Bastida Pancarana.
Boris Vasilyev
Soviet cyclist (1937-2000).
Born January 15th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 2000 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Dyba
German archbishop (1929-2000).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Bezirk Mitte.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 70 years old in Fulda (myocardial infarction).
Jürgen Schütze
East german racing cyclist.
Born March 3rd, 1951 in Arnsdorf.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 49 years old in Leipzig.
Bernat Capó
Spanish cyclist (1919-2000).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Muro. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2000 at 80 years old in Muro.
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