In the year 2000
602 Notable deaths
Judith Wright
Australian poet, environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner.
Born May 31st, 1915 in Armidale.
Died June 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Florynce Kennedy
American activist.
Born February 11th, 1916 in Kansas City.
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old
Ursula Kuczynski
German spy (1907-2000).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died July 7th, 2000 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Lila Kedrova
Actress (1918-2000).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Sault Ste. Marie (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Fort Worth.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 86 years old in Costa Mesa. [ref]
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player.
Born November 25th, 1931 in Tampa. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 68 years old in Lakeland (diabetes). [ref]
W. D. Hamilton
British evolutionary biologist (1936-2000).
Born August 1st, 1936 in Cairo.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 63 years old in London, Middlesex Hospital (organ dysfunction).
Abulfaz Elchibey
2nd president of azerbaijan (1992–1993).
Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.
Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).
Steven Runciman
British historian of the middle ages (1903–2000).
Born July 7th, 1903 in Glasgow, Northumberland. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in Warwickshire, Radway. [ref]
Harry Oppenheimer
South african businessman (1908–2000).
Born October 28th, 1908 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2000 at 91 years old in Johannesburg (cancer).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 602
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau