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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
Lars Jansson
Author and cartoonist (1926-2000).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died July 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
John Clive Ward
British-australian nuclear physicist.
Born August 1st, 1924 in London.
Died May 6th, 2000 at 75 years old in Victoria.
Irina Sebrova
Soviet air force officer (1914–2000).
Born December 25th, 1914 in Novomoskovsk.
Died April 5th, 2000 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Keith Roberts
British writer and artist (1935-2000).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Kettering.
Died October 5th, 2000 at 65 years old in Salisbury (multiple sclerosis).
Giovanna of Savoy
Bulgarian and italian royal.
Born November 13th, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2000 at 92 years old in Freguesia de Estoril. [ref]
Ernst Jandl
Austrian poet, dramatic and writer.
Born August 1st, 1925 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2000 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Anne Hébert
Canadian author and poet.
Born August 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal (bone cancer). [ref]
Fereydoon Moshiri
Iranian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1926 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Bruno Zevi
Italian architect, historian, and professor (1918-2000).
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Rome.
Died January 9th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome.
Lewis Allen
English film and television director (1905–2000).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Telford.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
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