2000
Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1914)
Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1914)
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2000
Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1923)
Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1923)
2000
Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1937)
Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1937)
2000
Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1916)
Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1916)
2000
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (born 1917)
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (born 1917)
2000
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (born 1936)
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (born 1936)
2000
Jacob Lawrence, American painter and academic (born 1917)
Jacob Lawrence, American painter and academic (born 1917)
2000
Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 18th President of Syria (born 1930)
Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 18th President of Syria (born 1930)
2000
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1931)
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1931)
2000
Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907)
Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907)
2000
Pedro Mir, Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (born 1913)
Pedro Mir, Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (born 1913)
2000
Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, third Prime Minister of Zambia (born 1930)
Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, third Prime Minister of Zambia (born 1930)
2000
Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938)
Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938)
1999
Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani nuclear engineer (born 1926)
Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani nuclear engineer (born 1926)
1999
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1927)
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1927)
1999
Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (born 1898)
Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (born 1898)
1999
Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910)
Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910)
1999
Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945)
Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945)
1999
Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (born 1908)
Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (born 1908)