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In the year 2000
602 Notable deaths
Robert P. Casey
American politician and 42nd governor of pennsylvania (1932-2000).
Born January 9th, 1932 in Jackson Heights.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 68 years old in Scranton (amyloidosis).
Robert R. Gilruth
Aviation and space pioneer.
Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Robert Cormier
American author, columnist and reporter.
Born January 17th, 1925 in Massachusetts, Leominster. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 75 years old in Boston. [ref]
Karl-Friedrich Höcker
Ss officer (1911-2000).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Engershausen.
Died January 30th, 2000 at 88 years old in Lübbecke.
Francis Lederer
Actor.
Born November 6th, 1899 in Prague, Karlín.
Died May 25th, 2000 at 100 years old in Palm Springs.
Lynden Pindling
Bahamian politician (1930-2000).
Born March 22nd, 1930 in Nassau.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nassau (prostate cancer).
Christian Marquand
French actor and director (1927-2000).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 73 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Richard Kleindienst
United states attorney general (1923-2000).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Winslow.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Prescott (lung cancer).
Phil Katz
American software developer, developer of the zip file format (1962-2000).
Born November 3rd, 1962 in Milwaukee.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 37 years old in Milwaukee (pancreatitis). [ref]
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