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In the year 2000
602 Notable deaths
Ndabaningi Sithole
Zimbabwean politician (1920-2000).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Hoyt Curtin
American composer and music producer (1922-2000).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Downey.
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Merton Miller
American economist.
Born May 16th, 1923 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born November 11th, 1920 in Domnovo.
Died October 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
Rabah Bitat
Algerian politician (1925-2000).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.
Paul Coverdell
American politician.
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Konrad Kujau
German illustrator and forger (1938-2000).
Born June 27th, 1938 in Löbau.
Died September 12th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stuttgart (laryngeal cancer).
Michael Smith
Canadian nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Blackpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2000 at 68 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Marguerite Churchill
Actress (1910-2000).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2000 at 89 years old in Broken Arrow. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 602
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore