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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
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]
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
Keizō Obuchi
84th prime minister of japan (1937-2000).
Born June 25th, 1937 in Nakanojō.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 62 years old in Juntendo University Hospital (stroke).
John Cooper
Co-founder of the cooper car company.
Born July 17th, 1923 in Surbiton.
Died December 24th, 2000 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Ivan Stambolić
President of serbia (1936-2000).
Born November 5th, 1936 in Ivanjica.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Fruška Gora.
Marguerite Churchill
American actress (1910-2000).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 2000 at 89 years old in Broken Arrow.
Sandra Schmirler
Canadian curler (1963-2000).
Born June 11th, 1963 in Biggar.
Died March 2nd, 2000 at 36 years old in Regina.
Julius J. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-2000).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2000 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
William E. Simon
Secretary of the treasury, businessman (1927–2000).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (respiratory disease).
Lynden Pindling
Bahamian politician (1930-2000).
Born March 22nd, 1930 in Nassau.
Died August 26th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nassau (prostate cancer).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 650
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur