In the year 2000
665 Notable deaths
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Jens Jørgen Thorsen
Danish artist (1932-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1932 in Saint John Parish. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2000 at 68 years old [ref]
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Moroccan long-distance runner (1929–2000).
Born February 28th, 1929 in Errachidia.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Fez (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
Gertrud Arndt
German photographer and textile artist, bauhaus student.
Born September 20th, 1903 in Racibórz.
Died July 10th, 2000 at 96 years old in Darmstadt.
Jiří Sovák
Czech actor (1920–2000).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Prague.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 79 years old in Prague.
John Abramovic
Basketball player.
Born February 9th, 1919 in Etna.
Died June 9th, 2000 at 81 years old in Ormond Beach.
Kamran Baghirov
Soviet politician (1933–2000).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Shusha.
Died October 25th, 2000 at 67 years old in Baku.
Arthur Dake
American chess player.
Born April 8th, 1910 in Portland.
Died April 28th, 2000 at 90 years old in Reno.
Jules Roy
French writer (1907–2000).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in Bougara.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 92 years old in Vézelay.
Pavao Žanić
Bishop of mostar (1918-2000).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Kaštel Novi.
Died January 11th, 2000 at 81 years old in Split.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau