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In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Max Showalter
American actor (1917-2000).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Caldwell.
Died July 30th, 2000 at 83 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Gus Hall
American politician (1910–2000).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Cherry Township.
Died October 13th, 2000 at 90 years old in Lenox Hill Hospital (disease). [ref]
FM-2030
Iranian-american transhumanist philosopher and futurist (1930–2000).
Born October 15th, 1930 in Brussels. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2000 at 69 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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
American 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 (gunshot wound).
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.
Died July 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in New Brunswick (infarction).
Saburō Sakai
Japanese flying ace (1916–2000).
Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).
Jester Hairston
American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Homestead, Belews Creek.
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Jan Karski
Polish world war ii officer, resistance fighter and diplomat (1914–2000).
Died July 13th, 2000 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gary Albright
American professional wrestler (1963-2000).
Born May 18th, 1963 in North Kingstown.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 36 years old in Hazleton (myocardial infarction).
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).
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.
Died May 5th, 2000 at 85 years old in Florence.
Usha Mehta
Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Gujarat.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
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]
Fran Ryan
Actress (1916-2000).
Born November 29th, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died January 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Burbank (disease).
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
American actress (1911–2000).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo.
Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease).
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).
Kenneth Nichols
United states army officer and engineer.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Bethesda.
Nigar Sultana
Indian actress.
Born June 21st, 1932 in Hyderabad.
Died April 21st, 2000 at 67 years old in Mumbai.
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