In the year 2000
664 Notable deaths
Martin Benrath
German actor (1926–2000).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee (cancer).
Józef Tischner
Polish philosopher, catholic priest (1931–2000).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Stary Sącz.
Died June 28th, 2000 at 69 years old in Kraków (laryngeal cancer).
Viktor Kolotov
Soviet footballer (1949-2000).
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Yudino.
Died January 3rd, 2000 at 50 years old in Kyiv.
Raymond Lemieux
Canadian chemist (1920-2000).
Born June 16th, 1920 in Lac La Biche.
Died July 22nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Edmonton.
Johannes Virolainen
Prime minister of finland (1914-2000).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Viipurin maalaiskunta, Sverdlovo.
Died December 11th, 2000 at 86 years old in Lohja.
Anatoli Firsov
Soviet ice hockey player (1941–2000).
Born February 1st, 1941 in Moscow.
Died July 24th, 2000 at 59 years old in Firsanovka (myocardial infarction).
Grigori Gorin
Russian writer (1940–2000).
Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Göran Tunström
Swedish writer.
Born May 4th, 1937 in Sunne. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Franco Rossi
Film director and screenwriter.
Born April 19th, 1919 in Florence.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vitaliy Starukhin
Soviet footballer (1949-2000).
Died August 9th, 2000 at 51 years old in Donetsk (pneumonia).
Deaths 411 to 420 of 664
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams