In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Robert Cormier
American author and journalist (1925–2000).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Leominster.
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 75 years old in Boston.
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.
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).
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 Los Angeles, North Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Florynce Kennedy
American activist.
Born February 11th, 1916 in Kansas City.
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old [ref]
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).
Julius J. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-2000).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2000 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Philippe Chatrier
French tennis player (1928-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Créteil.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Lazar Koliševski
Yugoslav macedonian political leader (1914–2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Sveti Nikole.
Died July 6th, 2000 at 86 years old in Skopje.
John Cooper
Co-founder of the cooper car company.
Born July 17th, 1923 in Surbiton.
Died December 24th, 2000 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Jumbo Tsuruta
Japanese professional wrestler (1951-2000).
Born March 25th, 1951 in Higashiyamanashi district.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 49 years old in Philippines (kidney cancer).
William E. Simon
Secretary of the treasury, businessman (1927–2000).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (respiratory disease).
Lynden Pindling
Bahamian politician (1930-2000).
Born March 22nd, 1930 in Nassau.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nassau (prostate cancer).
R. S. Thomas
Welsh poet (1913–2000).
Born March 29th, 1913 in Cardiff.
Died September 25th, 2000 at 87 years old in Criccieth.
Sandra Schmirler
Canadian curler (1963–2000).
Born June 11th, 1963 in Biggar.
Died March 2nd, 2000 at 36 years old in Regina.
Ljubiša Savić
Politician (1958-2000).
Born August 11th, 1958 in Kovačica.
Died June 7th, 2000 at 41 years old in Bijeljina.
Pierre Plantard
French draughtsman (1920-2000).
Born March 18th, 1920 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Colombes.
Friedrich Gulda
Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000).
Born May 16th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 2000 at 69 years old in Steinbach am Attersee (myocardial infarction).
John Joseph O'Connor
American cardinal, archbishop of new york (1920–2000).
Born January 15th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Alex Comfort
British academic and physician (1920–2000).
Born February 10th, 1920 in London.
Died March 26th, 2000 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Phil Katz
American software developer, developer of the zip file format (1962-2000).
Born November 3rd, 1962 in Milwaukee.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 37 years old in Milwaukee (pancreatitis). [ref]
Francis Lederer
Actor (1899–2000).
Born November 6th, 1899 in Karlín.
Died May 25th, 2000 at 100 years old in Palm Springs.
Christian Marquand
French actor (1927–2000).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Marseille.
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 73 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (Alzheimer's disease).
Rex Everhart
American actor, singer (1920-2000).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Watseka.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 79 years old in Branford (lung cancer).
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