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In the year 2000
665 Notable deaths
Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet (1932–2000).
Born January 20th, 1932 in Consolación del Sur.
Died September 25th, 2000 at 68 years old in Auburn (myocardial infarction).
Eigil Nielsen
Danish association football player (1918-2000).
Born September 15th, 1918 in Esbjerg.
Died September 7th, 2000 at 81 years old in Frederiksberg.
Sigvard Arne Eklund
Swedish politician (1911-2000).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Kiruna.
Died January 30th, 2000 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Solomon Mamaloni
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1943 in Makira. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2000 at 56 years old in Honiara (kidney disease).
Per-Olov Löwdin
Swedish physicist (1916-2000).
Born October 28th, 1916 in Uppsala.
Died October 6th, 2000 at 83 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Bernardino Zapponi
Novelist, screenwriter (1927-2000).
Born September 4th, 1927 in Rome.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kim Borg
Finnish musician and composer (1919-2000).
Born August 7th, 1919 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2000 at 80 years old in Fredensborg Municipality. [ref]
Hiroji Satoh
Japanese table tennis player (1925-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Aomori.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 75 years old
Mae Faggs
American sprinter, first female athletic scholarship.
Born April 10th, 1932 in Mays Landing.
Died January 27th, 2000 at 67 years old in Woodlawn (cancer).
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Dutch astronomer (1918–2000).
Born November 19th, 1918 in Utrecht.
Died July 31st, 2000 at 81 years old in Leiden.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 665
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