In the year 2000
623 Notable deaths
Ahmad Shamloo
Iranian persian poet, writer, and journalist (1925-2000).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Tehran. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Karaj. [ref]
Sid Abel
Ice hockey player.
Born February 22nd, 1918 in Melville.
Died February 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Farmington Hills.
Kaneto Shiozawa
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Born January 28th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 46 years old in Shinjuku (cerebral contusion).
Curt Siodmak
German-american writer.
Born August 10th, 1902 in Dresden. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2000 at 98 years old in Three Rivers (cancer). [ref]
Baden Powell
Brazilian musician (1937-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Varre-Sai. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2000 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
John Hejduk
Architect, artist, educator.
Born July 13th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 70 years old in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]
Franck Pourcel
French easy listening musician.
Born August 14th, 1913 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Giorgio Bassani
Italian writer.
Born March 4th, 1916 in Bologna. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Charles F. Hockett
Linguist (1916-2025).
Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
John O. Pastore
American politician (1907-2000).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cranston (kidney failure).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler