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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Brandys
Polish academic (1916-2000).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Łódź.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 83 years old in Nanterre.
František Šťastný
Czechoslovak motoracer (1927-2000).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kochánky.
Died April 8th, 2000 at 72 years old in Prague.
Aivars Gipslis
Latvian chess player.
Born February 8th, 1937 in Riga.
Died April 13th, 2000 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Simeon Simeonov
Bulgarian footballer (1946-2000).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 54 years old in Sofia.
Gisela Kahn Gresser
Chess player.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.
Fritz Thiedemann
German equestrian.
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Weddingstedt.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Heide.
Duane Swanson
Basketball player (1913-2000).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Waterman.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 87 years old in Cumberland Furnace.
Billie Yorke
British tennis player (1910-2000).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Rawalpindi.
Died December 9th, 2000 at 89 years old
Nikolaos Oikonomides
Greek academic.
Born February 14th, 1934 in Athens.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 66 years old in Athens. [ref]
Carlo Tagnin
Italian footballer and manager (1932–2000).
Born November 18th, 1932 in Alessandria.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 67 years old in Alessandria (cancer).
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