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In the year 2000
623 Notable deaths
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]
Ahmet Kaya
Turkish-kurdish singer.
Born October 28th, 1957 in Malatya.
Died November 16th, 2000 at 43 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Kemal Sunal
Turkish actor (1944–2000).
Born November 11th, 1944 in Istanbul.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Penelope Fitzgerald
British writer.
Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Colin Cowdrey
Cricket player of england. (1932-2000).
Born December 24th, 1932 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2000 at 67 years old in Littlehampton. [ref]
Mark Oliphant
Nuclear physicist, governor of south australia (1901–2000).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Adelaide.
Died July 14th, 2000 at 98 years old in Canberra.
Mel Carnahan
Governor of missouri (1934-2000).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Birch Tree.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Jefferson County.
Dave Peverett
English musician (1943-2000).
Born April 16th, 1943 in Dulwich.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 56 years old in Orlando (cancer).
Anthony Powell
English novelist (1905-2000).
Born December 21st, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2000 at 94 years old in Frome. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 623
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks