In the year 2000
647 Notable deaths
Tommaso Buscetta
Sicilian mafia boss to become government informant.
Born July 13th, 1928 in Palermo.
Died April 2nd, 2000 at 71 years old in Florida (cancer). [ref]
Lída Baarová
Czech actress.
Born September 7th, 1914 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2000 at 86 years old in Salzburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vittorio Gassman
Italian actor and director (1922-2000).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shobhna Samarth
Indian actress (1916–2000).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Mumbai.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 83 years old in Pune (cancer).
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Mumbai.
Died June 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Pune.
Jack Nitzsche
American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer (1937-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Hollywood (infectious disease). [ref]
Craig Stevens
American actor (1918-2000).
Born July 8th, 1918 in Liberty.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
David Dukes
American actor (1945-2000).
Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 55 years old in Lakewood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1908–2000).
Born June 25th, 1908 in Akron. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2000 at 92 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gail Fisher
American actress (1935-2000).
Born August 18th, 1935 in Orange.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 65 years old in Culver City (kidney failure).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 647
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon