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In the year 2000
623 Notable deaths
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]
Charles Hartshorne
American philosopher.
Born June 5th, 1897 in Kittanning.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 103 years old in Austin.
Georgiy Gongadze
Ukrainian journalist.
Born May 21st, 1969 in Tbilisi.
Died September 16th, 2000 at 31 years old in Tarashcha Raion.
Talal Maddah
Saudi arabian musician.
Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
82nd prime minister of france.
Born March 7th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2000 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Tony Cliff
British activist (1917-2000).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Palestine.
Died April 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Greater London.
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.
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