In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Stig Engström
Swedish man who appears in the investigation of the murder of olof palme (1934-2000).
Born February 26th, 1934 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2000 at 66 years old in Täby parish. [ref]
Todd Karns
American actor (1921-2000).
Born January 14th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 79 years old in Ajijic.
Dave Peverett
English musician (1943-2000).
Born April 16th, 1943 in Dulwich.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 56 years old in Orlando (cancer).
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.
Anthony Powell
English novelist (1905-2000).
Born December 21st, 1905 in London.
Died March 28th, 2000 at 94 years old in Frome.
Paul Bartel
American actor, screenwriter and director (1938-2000).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, liver cancer).
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.
Carlo M. Cipolla
Italian economic historian (1922–2000).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Pavia.
Died September 5th, 2000 at 78 years old in Pavia.
Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Verkh-Zhilino. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2000 at 65 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
A. E. van Vogt
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1912–2000).
Born April 26th, 1912 in Gretna.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 87 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Mark Oliphant
Nuclear physicist, governor of south australia (1901–2000).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Adelaide.
Died July 14th, 2000 at 98 years old in Canberra.
Colin Cowdrey
Cricket player of england. (1932-2000).
Born December 24th, 1932 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 67 years old in Littlehampton. [ref]
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Robert P. Casey
American politician and 42nd governor of pennsylvania (1932-2000).
Born January 9th, 1932 in Jackson Heights.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 68 years old in Scranton (amyloidosis).
Penelope Fitzgerald
British writer and poet (1916–2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln.
Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London.
Bob Lemon
American baseball player and coach.
Born September 22nd, 1920 in San Bernardino.
Died January 11th, 2000 at 79 years old in Long Beach.
Kemal Sunal
Turkish actor (1944–2000).
Born November 11th, 1944 in Istanbul.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Harry Oppenheimer
South african businessman (1908–2000).
Born October 28th, 1908 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2000 at 91 years old in Johannesburg (cancer).
Abulfaz Elchibey
President of azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993.
Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).
Aziz Mian
Pakistani singer (1942-2000).
Born April 17th, 1942 in Delhi.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 58 years old in Tehran.
Lewis Wilson
American actor (1920–2000).
Born January 28th, 1920 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 80 years old in San Francisco.
Vincent Canby
American film and theatre critic (1924–2000).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2000 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Stanley Turrentine
American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000).
Born April 5th, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 12th, 2000 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gil Kane
American comic book artist (1926–2000).
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Aventura (lymphoma). [ref]
Ursula Kuczynski
German spy (1907-2000).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died July 7th, 2000 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 738
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X