In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Oiva Lommi
Finnish rower (1922-2000).
Born June 30th, 1922 in Vehkalahti.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Kotka.
Benedetto Pola
Italian cyclist.
Born April 17th, 1915 in Borgosatollo.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 85 years old in Borgosatollo.
August Meuleman
Cyclist (1906-2000).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Ghent.
Died February 12th, 2000 at 93 years old in Soumagne.
Patricia Jones
Athletics competitor (1930–2000).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Kamloops.
Died August 23rd, 2000 at 69 years old in Victoria. [ref]
John Keller
Basketball player.
Born November 10th, 1928 in Page City.
Died October 6th, 2000 at 71 years old in Great Bend.
René Coicaud
Fencer (1927–2000).
Born August 25th, 1927 in Libourne.
Died October 1st, 2000 at 73 years old in Bergerac.
William Porter
American track and field athlete (1926–2000).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Jackson.
Died March 10th, 2000 at 73 years old in Irvine.
Barbara Janiszewska
Polish sprinter (1936–2000).
Born December 4th, 1936 in Poznań.
Died November 20th, 2000 at 63 years old in Kraków.
Hjalmar Bergström
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born January 19th, 1907 in Kungälv.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 93 years old in Umeå.
Paul Verschuren
Dutch bishop (1925–2000).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Breda. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2000 at 74 years old in Helsinki (leukemia).
Mack Robinson
American track and field athlete (1914-2000).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Cairo. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2000 at 85 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia, complications of diabetes mellitus, kidney failure). [ref]
Deaths 726 to 738 of 738
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran