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In the year 2000
602 Notable deaths
Ronald Robertson
Figure skater.
Born September 25th, 1937 in Brackenridge.
Died February 4th, 2000 at 62 years old in Fountain Valley (death from AIDS-related complications).
Aziz Mian
Pakistani singer (1942-2000).
Born April 17th, 1942 in Delhi.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 58 years old in Tehran.
Lee Petty
American racecar driver.
Born March 14th, 1914 in Randolph County.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 86 years old in Greensboro (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
L. Sprague de Camp
American non- and speculative fiction writer.
Born November 27th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2000 at 92 years old in Plano. [ref]
Ann Doran
Actress (1911-2000).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease). [ref]
Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Verkh-Zhilino. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2000 at 65 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Runcie
Archbishop of canterbury, 1980-1991.
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2000 at 78 years old in St Albans (cancer). [ref]
Nigar Sultana
Indian actress.
Born June 21st, 1932 in Hyderabad.
Died April 21st, 2000 at 67 years old in Mumbai.
A. E. van Vogt
Canadian writer.
Born April 26th, 1912 in Gretna. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2000 at 87 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia). [ref]
Mack Robinson
American track and field athlete (1914-2000).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Cairo. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2000 at 85 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia, kidney failure, complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 602
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