In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
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]
Erich Mielke
German politician (1907-2000).
Born December 28th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Leo Gordon
American actor (1922–2000).
Born December 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Nicholas Clay
British actor (1946-2000).
Born September 18th, 1946 in Streatham.
Died May 25th, 2000 at 53 years old in London (liver cancer).
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisian politician (1903–2000).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Monastir. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2000 at 96 years old in Monastir. [ref]
Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer (1917–2000).
Born June 7th, 1917 in Topeka. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 83 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
René Favaloro
Argentinian cardiologist (1923-2000).
Born July 12th, 1923 in La Plata.
Died July 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Leonid Rogozov
Soviet surgeon (1934-2000).
Born March 14th, 1934 in Dauriya.
Died September 21st, 2000 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg (lung cancer).
Johnnie Taylor
American male singer and songwriter (1934–2000).
Born May 5th, 1937 in Crawfordsville. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2000 at 63 years old in Dallas, Duncanville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937-2000).
Born August 10th, 1937 in Chita. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2000 at 62 years old in Svetlogorsk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Malik Sealy
Basketball player (1970-2000).
Born February 1st, 1970 in The Bronx.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 30 years old in St. Louis Park (traffic collision).
Elmo Zumwalt
United states navy admiral (1920–2000).
Born November 29th, 1920 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 79 years old in Duke University Hospital (mesothelioma). [ref]
Emil Zátopek
Czech long-distance runner (1922-2000).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Prague (stroke). [ref]
Andy Hug
Swiss karateka and kickboxer (1964-2000).
Born September 7th, 1964 in Zurich.
Died August 24th, 2000 at 35 years old in Bunkyō-ku (leukemia).
Jacob Lawrence
African american painter and art professor (1917–2000).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died June 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Doug Henning
Canadian illusionist (1947–2000).
Born May 3rd, 1947 in Winnipeg.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Vera Atkins
Romanian-born british intelligence officer and soe agent.
Born June 16th, 1908 in Galați.
Died June 24th, 2000 at 92 years old in Hastings.
Charles Kalani
American professional wrestler and actor (1930-2000).
Born January 6th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Lake Forest (heart failure).
Carl Barks
American cartoonist (1901-2000).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Oregon, Merrill.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 99 years old in Grants Pass (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Edoardo Agnelli
Son of marella agnelli.
Born June 9th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2000 at 46 years old in Fossano.
Alla Rakha
Indian tabla player (1919–2000).
Born April 29th, 1919.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Beah Richards
American actress (1920–2000).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Vicksburg.
Died September 14th, 2000 at 80 years old in Vicksburg (pulmonary emphysema).
John Colicos
Canadian actor (1928-2000).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Toronto.
Died March 6th, 2000 at 71 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction).
Alan Cranston
American politician (1914–2000).
Born June 19th, 1914 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 86 years old in Los Altos. [ref]
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Indian urdu poet and hindi language lyricist (1919-2000).
Born October 1st, 1919 in Sultanpur. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 738
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami