In the year 2000
647 Notable deaths
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer.
Born May 5th, 1938 in Crawfordsville. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2000 at 62 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937-2000).
Born August 10th, 1937 in Chita. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2000 at 62 years old in Svetlogorsk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elmo Zumwalt
United states navy admiral (1920–2000).
Born November 29th, 1920 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 79 years old in Duke University Hospital (mesothelioma). [ref]
Malik Sealy
Basketball player (1970-2000).
Born February 1st, 1970 in The Bronx.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 30 years old in St. Louis Park (traffic collision).
Emil Zátopek
Czech long-distance runner (1922–2000).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Prague (stroke). [ref]
Andy Hug
Swiss karateka and kickboxer (1964-2000).
Born September 7th, 1964 in Zürich.
Died August 24th, 2000 at 35 years old in Bunkyō-ku (leukemia).
Jacob Lawrence
African american painter and art professor (1917-2000).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Seattle (Patatús (heatstroke, heart attack) from the installation Naco Modern). [ref]
Vera Atkins
Romanian-born british intelligence officer and soe agent.
Born June 16th, 1908 in Galați.
Died June 24th, 2000 at 92 years old in Hastings.
Alla Rakha
Indian tabla player.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Gurdaspur district.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Carl Barks
American disney comics creator (1901-2000).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Merrill. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2000 at 99 years old in Grants Pass (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 647
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