In the year 2000
664 Notable deaths
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 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Jerusalem (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 664
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur