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In the year 2000
623 Notable deaths
John Newland
American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Cincinnati.
Died January 10th, 2000 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Enric Miralles
Spanish architect.
Born February 25th, 1955 in Barcelona.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 45 years old in Sant Feliu de Codines (brain cancer). [ref]
Abraham Pais
Dutch-american physicist and science historian.
Born May 19th, 1918 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2000 at 82 years old in Copenhagen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Herb Thomas
American racecar driver (1923-2000).
Born April 6th, 1923 in Harnett County.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 77 years old in North Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Edward H. Levi
Jewish american politician (1911-2000).
Born June 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Robert R. Wilson
American physicist (1914–2000).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Wyoming.
Died January 16th, 2000 at 85 years old in New York.
John Joseph O'Connor
American cardinal, archbishop of new york.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Leah Rabin
Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Jerusalem (lung cancer). [ref]
Gene Harris
American pianist.
Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 623
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare