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In the year 2000
665 Notable deaths
Raúl Sanguineti
Argentine chess grandmaster (1933–2000).
Born February 4th, 1933 in Paraná.
Died August 6th, 2000 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires.
Masao Harada
Japanese triple jumper (1912–2000).
Born September 22nd, 1912 in Kyoto.
Died January 22nd, 2000 at 87 years old in Yokohama.
Wojciech Żukrowski
Polish writer.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Rodolfo Pini
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2000).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 73 years old
Roger Verey
Polish rower (1912–2000).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Lausanne.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Kraków.
Vilho Ylönen
Finnish biathlete and sport shooter (1918-2000).
Born May 31st, 1918 in Hankasalmi.
Died March 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Konnevesi.
Paul Zoungrana
Burkinabe cardinal (1917-2000).
Born September 3rd, 1917 in Ouagadougou.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ouagadougou.
René Chocat
Basketball player (1920–2000).
Born November 28th, 1920 in Santranges.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 79 years old in Montpellier.
Aleksandr Akhiezer
Soviet theoretical physicist (1911–2000).
Born October 31st, 1911 in Cherykaw.
Died May 4th, 2000 at 88 years old in Kharkiv.
Doris Löve
Swedish-icelandic botanist (1918–2000).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Kristianstad.
Died February 25th, 2000 at 82 years old in San Jose.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia