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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
Rabah Bitat
Algerian politician (1925-2000).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.
Talal Maddah
Saudi arabian musician.
Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).
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]
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).
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]
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).
Gene Harris
American pianist.
Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise. [ref]
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]
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Pakistani diplomat (1915-2000).
Born July 22nd, 1915 in Kolkata.
Died December 11th, 2000 at 85 years old in Karachi.
Ann Mui
Hong kong actor and singer (1959-2000).
Born December 10th, 1959 in British Hong Kong.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 40 years old in Hong Kong (cervix uterine cancer).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 650
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