In the year 2000
676 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]
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).
Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000).
Born September 13th, 1935 in Verkh-Zhilino. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2000 at 65 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
A. E. van Vogt
Canadian writer.
Born April 26th, 1912 in Gretna. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2000 at 87 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia). [ref]
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.
Carlo M. Cipolla
Italian economic historian.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Pavia. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2000 at 78 years old in Pavia. [ref]
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).
Kemal Sunal
Turkish actor (1944–2000).
Born November 11th, 1944 in Istanbul.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
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.
Aziz Mian
Pakistani singer (1942-2000).
Born April 17th, 1942 in Delhi.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 58 years old in Tehran.
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).
Ronald Robertson
Figure skater (1937–2000).
Born September 25th, 1937 in Brackenridge.
Died February 4th, 2000 at 62 years old in Fountain Valley (death from AIDS-related complications).
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, kidney failure, complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Gil Kane
American comic book artist (1926–2000).
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Aventura (lymphoma). [ref]
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.
Stanley Turrentine
American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000).
Born April 5th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 12th, 2000 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Abulfaz Elchibey
2nd president of azerbaijan (1992–1993).
Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).
Vincent Canby
American film critic (1924-2000).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2000 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Ursula Kuczynski
German spy (1907-2000).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died July 7th, 2000 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Donald Davies
British computer scientist (1924-2000).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Treorchy. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2000 at 75 years old in Esher. [ref]
Libertad Lamarque
Argentine actress and singer (1908–2000).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Santa Fe Province, Rosario.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 92 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
Chidambaram Subramaniam
Indian politician (1910-2000).
Born January 30th, 1910 in Pollachi.
Died November 7th, 2000 at 90 years old in Chennai.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 676
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