List of Famous people who died in 2000

Richard Menapace

First Name Richard
Last Name Menapace
Born on December 20, 1914
Died on April 21, 2000 (aged 85)
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Samuel Pierce

First Name Samuel
Last Name Pierce
Born on September 8, 1922
Died on October 31, 2000 (aged 78)

Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. was an American attorney and politician who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from January 23, 1981 until January 20, 1989, during the administration of Ronald Reagan.

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Francis le Belge

First Name Francis
Last Name Belge
Born on March 4, 1946
Died on September 27, 2000 (aged 54)
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Frank Strecker

First Name Frank
Last Name Strecker
Born on June 15, 1941
Died on March 27, 2000 (aged 58)
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Erwin Melichar

First Name Erwin
Last Name Melichar
Born on September 26, 1913
Died on February 16, 2000 (aged 86)
Born in Austria
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Franz Eggenschwiler

First Name Franz
Last Name Eggenschwiler
Born on December 9, 1930
Died on July 12, 2000 (aged 69)
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Fred Gebhardt

First Name Fred
Born on February 27, 1928
Died on August 15, 2000 (aged 72)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Fritz Diederichs

First Name Fritz
Last Name Diederichs
Born on February 15, 1913
Died on January 28, 2000 (aged 86)
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Antti Hyvärinen

First Name Antti
Born on June 21, 1932
Died on January 13, 2000 (aged 67)
Born in Finland, Lapland
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Antti Abram Hyvärinen was a Finnish ski jumper and coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the normal hill event and finished in seventh and first place, respectively, becoming the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1956 he also served as the flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics and won the jumping event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. While preparing for the 1958 World Championships, Hyvärinen fell and broke his hip, which resulted in an early retirement in November 1957. From 1960 to 1964 he worked as the head coach of the Finnish ski jumping team.

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Georg Busch

First Name Georg
Last Name Busch
Born on September 12, 1908
Died on January 31, 2000 (aged 91)
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