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In the year 2000
623 Notable deaths
Charles Kalani
American professional wrestler and actor (1930-2000).
Born January 6th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Lake Forest (heart failure).
Bettino Craxi
Italian politician.
Born February 24th, 1934 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2000 at 65 years old in Hammamet (diabetes).
Herta Bothe
Nazi concentration camp guard.
Born January 8th, 1921 in Teterow.
Died March 16th, 2000 at 79 years old [ref]
Rick Jason
American actor (1923-2000).
Born May 21st, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 77 years old in Moorpark.
Saburō Sakai
Japanese flying ace.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).
John Tukey
American mathematician (1915-2000).
Born June 16th, 1915 in New Bedford. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in New Brunswick (infarction). [ref]
Frederick Herzberg
American psychologist (1923-2000).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Lynn.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City.
Jester Hairston
Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Belews Creek. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jimmie Davis
American singer, songwriter and 47th governor of louisiana (1899–2000).
Born September 11th, 1899 in Quitman.
Died November 5th, 2000 at 101 years old in Baton Rouge.
Donald Dewar
Scottish politician, 1st first minister of scotland (in office from 1999 to 2000).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Glasgow.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 63 years old in Edinburgh (cerebral hemorrhage).
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