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In the year 2000
676 Notable deaths
Jimmie Davis
American singer, songwriter and 47th governor of louisiana (1899–2000).
Born September 11th, 1899 in Quitman.
Died November 5th, 2000 at 101 years old in Baton Rouge.
Carl Albert
Politician (1908-2000).
Born May 10th, 1908 in McAlester. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2000 at 91 years old in McAlester. [ref]
Rick Jason
American actor (1923-2000).
Born May 21st, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 77 years old in Moorpark.
Blue Demon
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1922-2000).
Born April 24th, 1922 in García Municipality.
Died December 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Bettino Craxi
Italian politician (1934–2000).
Born February 24th, 1934 in Milan.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 65 years old in Hammamet (diabetes).
John Tukey
American mathematician (1915-2000).
Born June 16th, 1915 in New Bedford. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in New Brunswick (infarction). [ref]
Jester Hairston
Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Belews Creek. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Donald Dewar
Scottish politician, 1st first minister of scotland (in office from 1999 to 2000).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Glasgow.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 63 years old in Edinburgh (cerebral hemorrhage).
Saburō Sakai
Japanese flying ace.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).
Jan Karski
Polish world war ii officer, resistance fighter and diplomat (1914–2000).
Born April 24th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died July 13th, 2000 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Herta Bothe
Nazi concentration camp guard (1921–2000).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Teterow.
Died March 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in Germany. [ref]
Gino Bartali
Italian road cyclist (1914-2000).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Ponte a Ema. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2000 at 85 years old in Florence. [ref]
Usha Mehta
Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Gujarat.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
Lee Petty
American racecar driver (1914–2000).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Randolph County.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Greensboro (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Robert Runcie
Archbishop of canterbury, 1980-1991.
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2000 at 78 years old in St Albans (cancer). [ref]
Mel Carnahan
Governor of missouri, 2000 u.s. senator-elect (1934–2000).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Birch Tree.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Jefferson County (airplane crash).
Ann Doran
Actress (1911-2000).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease). [ref]
Ahmet Kaya
Turkish-kurdish singer.
Born October 28th, 1957 in Malatya.
Died November 16th, 2000 at 43 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Todd Karns
American actor (1921-2000).
Born January 15th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Ajijic.
Nigar Sultana
Indian actress.
Born June 21st, 1932 in Hyderabad.
Died April 21st, 2000 at 67 years old in Mumbai.
Kenneth Nichols
United states army officer and engineer.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Bethesda.
Frederick Irving Herzberg
American psychologist (1923-2000).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Lynn.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City.
L. Sprague de Camp
American non- and speculative fiction writer.
Born November 27th, 1907 in New York City.
Died November 6th, 2000 at 92 years old in Plano.
Dave Peverett
English musician (1943-2000).
Born April 16th, 1943 in Dulwich.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 56 years old in Orlando (cancer).
Anthony Powell
English novelist (1905-2000).
Born December 21st, 1905 in London.
Died March 28th, 2000 at 94 years old in Frome.
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