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In the year 2000
664 Notable deaths
Paula Wessely
Austrian theatre and film actress (1907-2000).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 93 years old in Vienna (bronchitis).
Susumu Ohno
Japanese geneticist (1928–2000).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Seoul. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 71 years old
Wojciech Jerzy Has
Polish film director (1925-2000).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2000 at 75 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Domingos da Guia
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2000).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Florizel Glasspole
Jamaican politician (1909-2000).
Born September 25th, 1909 in Kingston.
Died November 25th, 2000 at 91 years old in Kingston.
Ferenc Farkas
Hungarian musician (1905-2000).
Born December 15th, 1905 in Nagykanizsa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 94 years old in Budapest.
George Koltanowski
Chess master (1903–2000).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Francisco.
Mike Silliman
Basketball player (1944-2000).
Born May 5th, 1944 in Louisville.
Died June 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Louisville.
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis).
Maurine Neuberger
Us senator from oregon (1907–2000).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Cloverdale.
Died February 22nd, 2000 at 93 years old in Portland.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 664
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather