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In the year 2000
676 Notable deaths
Patricia Owens
Canadian actress (1925-2000).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Golden.
Died August 31st, 2000 at 75 years old in Lancaster.
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesian politician and general (1918–2000).
Born December 3rd, 1918 in Kotanopan, Dutch East Indies.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 81 years old in Jakarta (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Steven Runciman
British historian of the middle ages (1903–2000).
Born July 7th, 1903 in Glasgow, Northumberland. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in Warwickshire, Radway. [ref]
Alan North
American actor (1920–2000).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Port Jefferson (lung cancer, kidney cancer).
Martin James Monti
American air force pilot in wwii who defected to the axis, and joined the ss.
Born October 24th, 1921 in St. Louis.
Died September 11th, 2000 at 78 years old in Missouri.
Nat Adderley
American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000).
Born November 25th, 1931 in Tampa.
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 68 years old in Lakeland (diabetes).
Lila Kedrova
Actress (1918-2000).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Sault Ste. Marie (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).
Phạm Văn Đồng
First prime minister of the socialist republic of vietnam, prime minister of the democratic republic of vietnam, diplomat (1906–2000).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 94 years old in Hanoi.
W. D. Hamilton
British evolutionary biologist (1936-2000).
Born August 1st, 1936 in Cairo.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 63 years old in London, Middlesex Hospital (organ dysfunction).
Eric Christmas
British actor (1916-2000).
Born March 19th, 1916 in London.
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Camarillo.
Judith Wright
Australian poet, environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner.
Born May 31st, 1915 in Armidale.
Died June 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Noboru Takeshita
74th prime minister of japan (1924-2000).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Kakeya.
Died June 19th, 2000 at 76 years old in Kitasato Institute Hospital (pancreatic cancer, respiratory failure).
Thomas Ferebee
American bombardier (1918–2000).
Born November 9th, 1918 in Mocksville.
Died March 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Windermere.
S. Nijalingappa
Indian politician (1902-2000).
Born December 10th, 1902 in Ballari district.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Chitradurga.
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Fort Worth.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 86 years old in Costa Mesa.
Marc Davis
American artist and animator (1913-2000).
Born March 30th, 1913 in Bakersfield.
Died January 12th, 2000 at 86 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Robert Cormier
American author and journalist (1925–2000).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Leominster.
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 75 years old in Boston.
John Harsanyi
Hungarian economist (1920-2000).
Born May 29th, 1920 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2000 at 80 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rosemarie Frankland
Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000).
Born February 1st, 1943 in Wrexham.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 57 years old in Marina del Rey (drug overdose).
Florynce Kennedy
American activist.
Born February 11th, 1916 in Kansas City.
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old [ref]
Alan Hovhaness
Armenian-american composer (1911-2000).
Born March 8th, 1911 in Somerville. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2000 at 89 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Jess Barker
American actor (1912-2000).
Born June 4th, 1912 in Greenville.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 88 years old in North Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
Keizō Obuchi
84th prime minister of japan (1937-2000).
Born June 25th, 1937 in Nakanojō.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 62 years old in Juntendo University Hospital (stroke).
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