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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
Lazar Koliševski
Macedonian politician (1914-2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Sveti Nikole.
Died July 6th, 2000 at 86 years old in Skopje.
Pierre Plantard
French draughtsman (1920-2000).
Born March 18th, 1920 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Alex Comfort
British academic and physician (1920–2000).
Born February 10th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2000 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
R. S. Thomas
Welsh poet.
Born March 29th, 1913 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2000 at 87 years old in Criccieth. [ref]
Philippe Chatrier
French tennis player (1928-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Créteil.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Dinard. [ref]
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]
Friedrich Gulda
Austrian pianist and composer (1930-2000).
Born May 16th, 1930 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2000 at 69 years old in Steinbach am Attersee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Lederer
Actor (1899–2000).
Born November 6th, 1899 in Karlín.
Died May 25th, 2000 at 100 years old in Palm Springs.
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]
Rex Everhart
American actor, singer (1920-2000).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Watseka.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 79 years old in Branford (lung cancer).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 650
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