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In the year 2000
676 Notable deaths
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).
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet (1924-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Malcolm Bradbury
English author and academic.
Born September 7th, 1932 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2000 at 68 years old in Norwich. [ref]
Ndabaningi Sithole
Zimbabwean politician (1920-2000).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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.
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).
Georgiy Gongadze
Ukrainian journalist.
Born May 21st, 1969 in Tbilisi.
Died September 16th, 2000 at 31 years old in Tarashcha Raion.
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure).
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).
Leah Rabin
Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).
Born April 8th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Petah Tikva (lung cancer, myocardial infarction).
Tony Cliff
British activist (1917-2000).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Palestine.
Died April 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Greater London.
Robert R. Wilson
American physicist (1914–2000).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Frontier.
Died January 16th, 2000 at 85 years old in Ithaca.
Baden Powell
Brazilian musician (1937-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Varre-Sai. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2000 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
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).
Merton Miller
American economist.
Born May 16th, 1923 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Paul Coverdell
American politician (1939–2000).
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
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.
Michael Smith
Canadian nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Blackpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2000 at 68 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Charles Hartshorne
American philosopher.
Born June 5th, 1897 in Kittanning.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 103 years old in Austin.
Kaneto Shiozawa
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1954–2000).
Born January 28th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 46 years old in Shinjuku (cerebral contusion).
Rabah Bitat
Algerian politician (1925-2000).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.
Talal Maddah
Saudi arabian musician.
Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).
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