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In the year 2000
665 Notable deaths
Erno Paasilinna
Finnish writer and journalist (1935–2000).
Born March 14th, 1935 in Pechenga.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 65 years old in Tampere (cancer).
György Petri
Hungarian poet, translator, journalist (1943–2000).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer).
Ham Heung-chul
South korean footballer (1930-2000).
Born November 17th, 1930 in Seoul.
Died September 11th, 2000 at 69 years old in Seoraksan.
Milko Bobotsov
Bulgarian chess grandmaster (1931–2000).
Born October 30th, 1931 in Plovdiv.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 68 years old in Sofia.
Enric Valor i Vives
Spanish writer.
Born August 22nd, 1911 in Castalla. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 88 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Alberto Demiddi
Argentine rower.
Born April 11th, 1944 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 25th, 2000 at 56 years old in San Fernando.
Georgi Tringov
Bulgarian chess player (1937–2000).
Born March 7th, 1937 in Plovdiv.
Died July 2nd, 2000 at 63 years old in Plovdiv.
Richard Carr
Indian field hockey player.
Born January 21st, 1911 in Jhajha.
Died April 25th, 2000 at 89 years old in Australia.
José Ángel Valente
Spanish writer (1929-2000).
Born April 25th, 1929 in Ourense.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 71 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Rodney Nuckey
British racing driver (1929-2000).
Born June 26th, 1929 in London.
Died June 29th, 2000 at 71 years old in Manila.
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