In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
John Lindsay
American politician (1921–2000).
Born November 24th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Hilton Head Island (Parkinson's disease).
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime minister of ceylon (later sri lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000.
Born April 17th, 1916 in Baḷangoḍa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 84 years old in Kadawatha (myocardial infarction).
Joey Dunlop
British motorcycle racer (1952–2000).
Born February 25th, 1952 in Ballymoney.
Died July 2nd, 2000 at 48 years old in Tallinn.
Patrick O'Brian
English novelist (1914–2000).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Chalfont St Peter.
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Austrian artist (1928–2000).
Born December 15th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died February 19th, 2000 at 71 years old in Australia (myocardial infarction).
Mark R. Hughes
American entrepreneur, founder and president of herbalife international, inc. (1956–2000).
Born January 1st, 1956 in La Mirada.
Died May 21st, 2000 at 44 years old in Malibu (drug overdose).
Maurice Richard
Canadian ice hockey player (1921–2000).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died May 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Montreal (cardiovascular disease).
George Montgomery
American actor (1916–2000).
Born August 27th, 1916 in Brady.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).
Lolo Ferrari
French dancer, pornographic actress, singer and television presenter (1963–2000).
Born February 9th, 1963 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2000 at 37 years old in Grasse (suffocation, drug overdose). [ref]
Edward Gorey
American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925–2000).
Born February 22nd, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2000 at 75 years old in Hyannis (heart failure).
Ingrid of Sweden
Queen consort of denmark.
Born March 28th, 1910 in Stockholm Palace.
Died November 7th, 2000 at 90 years old in Fredensborg Palace.
Usha Kiran
Indian actress (1929-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Vasai-Virar.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nashik.
Tommaso Buscetta
Sicilian mafia boss to become government informant.
Born July 13th, 1928 in Palermo.
Died April 2nd, 2000 at 71 years old in Florida (cancer).
Christopher Pettiet
American actor (1976-2000).
Born February 12th, 1976 in Dallas.
Died April 12th, 2000 at 24 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Lída Baarová
Czech actress.
Born September 7th, 1914 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2000 at 86 years old in Salzburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vittorio Gassman
Italian actor and director (1922–2000).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Genoa.
Died June 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Shobhna Samarth
Indian actress (1916–2000).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Mumbai.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 83 years old in Pune (cancer).
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Mumbai.
Died June 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Pune.
Jack Nitzsche
American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer (1937-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Hollywood (infectious disease).
Craig Stevens
American actor (1918-2000).
Born July 8th, 1918 in Liberty.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
David Dukes
American character actor (1945–2000).
Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 55 years old in Lakewood (myocardial infarction).
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000).
Born June 25th, 1908 in Akron.
Died December 25th, 2000 at 92 years old in Boston.
Gail Fisher
American actress (1935-2000).
Born August 18th, 1935 in Orange. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 65 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (kidney failure, Renal Failure). [ref]
Marie Windsor
American actress (1919-2000).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Marysvale.
Died December 10th, 2000 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Lala Amarnath
Indian cricketer (1911-2000).
Born September 11th, 1911 in Kapurthala.
Died August 5th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young