In the year 2000
738 Notable deaths
Mark Lombardi
American neo-conceptual artist whose art depicted diagrams of the social networks underlying global conspiracies (1951–2000).
Born March 23rd, 1951 in Syracuse.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 48 years old in New York City (hanging to death).
Karl-Friedrich Höcker
Ss officer (1911-2000).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Preußisch Oldendorf.
Died January 30th, 2000 at 88 years old in Lübbecke.
David Brown
American bassist (1947-2000).
Born February 15th, 1947 in United States.
Died September 4th, 2000 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
George Segal
American pop art painter and sculptor (1924–2000).
Born November 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2000 at 75 years old in New Brunswick.
Richard Kleindienst
United states attorney general (1923-2000).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Winslow.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Prescott (lung cancer).
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet (1924-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).
Basil Bernstein
British sociologist (1924–2000).
Born November 1st, 1924 in London.
Died September 24th, 2000 at 75 years old in London.
Robert R. Gilruth
American aerospace engineer (1913–2000).
Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.
Malcolm Bradbury
English author and academic (1932–2000).
Born September 7th, 1932 in Sheffield.
Died November 28th, 2000 at 68 years old in Norwich.
Ndabaningi Sithole
Zimbabwean politician (1920-2000).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Philadelphia.
John Pastore
American lawyer and politician (1907–2000).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cranston (kidney failure).
Hoyt Curtin
American composer and music producer (1922-2000).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Downey.
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Giorgi Ghonghadze
Ukrainian journalist.
Born May 21st, 1969 in Tbilisi.
Died September 17th, 2000 at 31 years old in Tarashcha Raion.
Helena Carter
American actress (1923-2000).
Born August 24th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2000 at 76 years old in Culver City.
Leah Rabin
Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Petah Tikva (myocardial infarction, lung cancer).
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Tony Cliff
British activist (1917-2000).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Zichron Yaakov.
Died April 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Greater London.
Konrad Kujau
German illustrator and forger (1938–2000).
Born June 27th, 1938 in Löbau.
Died September 12th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stuttgart (laryngeal cancer).
Baden Powell
Brazilian musician (1937-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Varre-Sai.
Died September 26th, 2000 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Robert R. Wilson
American physicist (1914–2000).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Frontier.
Died January 16th, 2000 at 85 years old in Ithaca.
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
82nd prime minister of france (1915–2000).
Born March 7th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 10th, 2000 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Herb Thomas
American racecar driver (1923-2000).
Born April 6th, 1923 in Harnett County.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 77 years old in North Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917–2000).
Born October 16th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1920-2000).
Born November 11th, 1920 in Domnovo.
Died October 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner