Deaths in March 2000
The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2000.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
March 2000
1
- Odell Barnes, 31, American convict, execution by lethal injection.
- Joseph Lawson Hodges, Jr., 77, American statistician.
- Vlastimir Peričić, 72, Serbian composer.
- Mark Yevtyukhin, 35, Russian Lieutenant-Colonel, K.I.A..
2
- Peter Graham, 79, British cricket player.
- Danny Musser, 94, American baseball player.[1]
- Jack Robinson, 79, American baseball player.[2]
- Sandra Schmirler, 36, Canadian curling champion, cancer.[3]
- Charles E. Wiggins, 72, American politician and judge, cardiac arrest.
3
- Joseph Kayll, 85, British World War II flying ace.
- Beryl McBurnie, 86, Trinidadian dancer.
- Toni Ortelli, 95, Italian composer and alpinist.
4
- Władysław Daniłowski, 97, Polish and American pianist, composer and singer.
- Julian Ritter, 90, American painter.
- Donn J. Robertson, 83, US Marine Corps officer.
- Wu Ta-You, 92, Chinese theoretical physicist.
- Xie Xide, 78, Chinese physicist.
5
- Lolo Ferrari, 37, French dancer, sex star, pornographic actress, actress and singer.[4]
- Bill Kendall, 76, British trade unionist.[5]
- Dame Roma Mitchell, 86, Australian lawyer and Governor of South Australia.[6]
- Alexander Young, 79, British operatic tenor.[7]
6
- S. Arumugam, 94, Ceylon Tamil irrigation engineer and writer.
- Chris Balderstone, 59, English professional in cricket and football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period, prostate cancer.
- John Colicos, 71, Canadian actor (Star Trek: The Original Series, Battlestar Galactica).[8]
- Roderick Walcott, 70, St Lucian playwright, screenwriter, painter, theatre director, costume and set designer, lyricist and literary editor.
7
- Josephine Batson, 71, English cricketer.
- John Foster, 78, British Anglican priest.
- Charles Gray, 71, English actor.[9]
- W. D. Hamilton, 63, British evolutionary biologist.[10]
- Pee Wee King, 86, American singer-songwriter (co-wrote "Tennessee Waltz").[11]
- Edward H. Levi, 88, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General (1975–1977).[12]
- Alimineti Madhava Reddy, 51, Indian politician.
- Jack Sanford, 70, American baseball player.[13]
8
- Gertrude Sanford Legendre, 97, American socialite, heart attack.
- Joe Mullaney, 75, American basketball player and coach, cancer.
- Stoffel du Plessis, 67, South African boxer, lymphoma.
9
- Artyom Borovik, 39, Russian journalist and media magnate, plane crash.
- Peter Hauser, 65, British football player and manager.
- Pathanay Khan, Pakistan folk singer.
- Usha Kiran, 70, Indian actress.[14]
10
- Barbara Cooney, 82, American author and illustrator.[15]
- Martyn Godfrey, 50, English-born Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer.
- William Porter, 73, American Olympic athlete (gold medal winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics).[16]
11
- Bob Bax, 74, Australian rugby footballer and coach.
- Alex Dreier, 83, American news reporter and commentator.
- HB Jassin, 82, Indonesian literary critic and documentarian.
- Will Roberts, 92, Welsh painter.[17]
- Alfred Schwarzmann, 87, German Olympic gymnast.[18]
12
- Billy Ivison, 79, British football and rugby league player.
- Sir John Jardine Paterson, 80, Scottish businessman.
- Mack Robinson, 85, American track and field athlete.[19]
13
- Harry Bright, 70, American baseball player.[20]
- Rex Everhart, 79, American film and musical theatre actor and singer.[21]
- Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam, 86, Indian army general.
- Carlo Tagnin, 67, Italian football player and manager.
14
- Kovai Chezhiyan, 68, Indian film producer and Kongu community leader.
- Tommy Collins, 69, American country musician.[22]
- C. Jérôme, 53, French singer, cancer.
15
- William J. Crawford, 81, United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
- Clement L. Hirsch, 85, American businessman and racehorse owner, cancer.
- Durward Kirby, 88, American television host and announcer.
- Robert Welch, 70, British designer.[23]
16
- Morris B. Abram, 81, American lawyer, civil rights activist and president of Brandeis University.[24]
- Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa, 53, Nigerian air marshal.
- Thomas Ferebee, 81, U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier aboard the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.[25]
- Roy Henderson, 100, British opera singer.[26]
- Michael Starr, 89, Canadian politician.
- Carlos Velázquez, 51, Puerto Rican baseball player.[27]
17
- Jack Davis, 83, Australian playwright.[28]
- Charlie Holt, 77, American ice hockey coach, cancer.
- Edward F. Knipling, 90, American entomologist.[29]
18
- Eberhard Bethge, 90, German Protestant theologian.[30]
- Bob Blackman, 81, American football player and coach.
- Herman B Wells, 97, American academic.
- Robert Wynn, 78, American officer with Easy Company, in the 101st Airborne Division.
19
- Graham Balcombe, 93, British cave diver.
- Li Huanzhi, 81, Chinese classical composer.
- Giovanni Linscheer, 27, Surinamese swimmer, car accident.
- Shafiq-ur-Rahman, 79, Pakistani humorist.
- Joanne Weaver, 64, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.[31]
- Dewey Williams, 84, American baseball player.[32]
- Mikhail Yefremov, 88, Soviet politician and diplomat.
20
- Vivian Fine, 86, American composer.[33]
- Gerald Kingsland, 70, British journalist and adventurer.
- Dame Ruth Kirk, 77, New Zealand anti-abortion campaigner.
21
- James Gleeson, 79, Australian clergyman, heart attack.
- Seumas McNally, 21, Computer programmer and founder of DX Ball 2, Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Joseph C. Palczynski, 31, American spree killer, shot 27 times.
- Heinz Zöger, 84, German political journalist.
22
- John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil, 73, British diplomat.
- Mark Lombardi, 48, American neo-conceptual artist, suicide by hanging.
- Wayne McAllister, 92, Los Angeles-based architect, died of a head injury in Arcadia, California at the age of 92.
- Carlo Parola, 78, Italian footballer and coach.
- Godwin Samararatne, 67, Sri Lankan meditation teacher.
23
- Ed McCurdy, 81, American folk singer, songwriter and actor.
- Antony Padiyara, 79, Indian Syro Malabar archbishop and cardinal.
- Juan Zurita, 82, Mexican boxer.
24
- Bles Bridges, 53, South African singer.
- Al Grey, 74, American jazz trombonist.[34]
- George Kirby, 66, British footballer.
25
- Morton A. Brody, 66, American jurist.[35]
- Paolo Farinella, 47, Italian astronomer, heart failure.
- Helen Martin, 90, American actress of stage and television.[36]
26
- Alex Comfort, 80, British scientist, physician and author (The Joy of Sex), cerebral haemorrhage.[37]
- John Paul Scott, 90, American behavior geneticist and psychologist.
- Len Younce, 83, American football player and coach.
27
- George Allen, 85, Canadian ice hockey player.
- Sue Wah Chin, 99, Chinese entrepreneur in Darwin, Australia.
- Ian Dury, 57, British actor and rock and roll singer (Kilburn and the High Roads, Ian Dury and the Blockheads), cancer.[38]
- Geoffrey Hebden, 81, English cricketer.
- Priya Rajvansh, 63, Indian film actress, murdered.
28
- John Hosier, 71, British musical educator.[39]
- Marsal Maun, 86, Chief Minister of Brunei.
- George Petersen, 78, Australian politician.
- Anthony Powell, 94, British author.[40]
29
- Ross Mewburn Elliott, 71, Australian journalist and politician.
- Hank Miklos, 89, American baseball player.[41]
- Anna Sokolow, 90, American dancer and choreographer.
30
- George Batchelor, 80, Australian mathematician.[42]
- Mary Flaherty, 74, American baseball player (AAGPBL).[43]
- Rudolf Kirchschläger, 85, Austrian politician.[44]
- Beryl McBurnie, 86, Trinidadian dancer (Little Carib Theatre).[45]
31
- Adrian Fisher, 47, British guitarist, myocardial infarction.
- Gisèle Freund, 91, German-born French photographer and photojournalist.
- Leo Lieberman, 84, American film screenwriter.
References
- ^ "Danny Musser". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "Jack Robinson". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ McElroy, Kathleen (March 4, 2000). "Sandra Schmirler, 36, Dies; Olympic Curling Champion". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Eurotrash star Lolo dies". BBC. March 6, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Ken (March 9, 2000). "Bill Kendall: Trade union leader and early master of the soundbite". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Zinn, Christopher (March 9, 2000). "Dame Roma Mitchell: Woman at the forefront of legal reform in Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Blyth, Alan (March 20, 2000). "Alexander Young: Tenor whose interpretation of The Rake's Progress delighted Stravinsky". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ The Associated Press (March 8, 2000). "John Colicos, TV, Film and Stage Actor, 71". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Reuters (March 10, 2000). "Charles Gray, 71, Cats' Friend, Bond's Enemy". The New York Times.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Grafen, Alan (March 8, 2000). "WD Hamilton: Biologist who died after Congo expedition was leading Darwinian theorist who explained how natural selection acts on social behaviour". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (March 10, 2000). "Pee Wee King, 86, 'Tennessee Waltz' Writer". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Neil A. (March 8, 2000). "Edward H. Levi, Attorney General Credited With Restoring Order After Watergate, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (March 13, 2000). "Jack Sanford, 70; Pitcher Won 16 Straight". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Usha Kiran dead". The Hindu. March 9, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Lipson, Eden Ross (March 15, 2000). "Barbara Cooney, 83, Children's Book Creator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Olympic Gold Medallist William Porter dead at 73". International Association of Athletics Federations. March 12, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Rian (March 14, 2000). "Will Roberts". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Alfred Schwarzmann". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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- ^ Faber, Charles F. "Harry Bright". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (March 20, 2000). "Rex Everhart, An Actor, 79; Played Franklin on Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Tommy Collins; Writer of Country Music Hits". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ MacCarthy, Fiona (March 22, 2000). "Robert Welch: His clocks, cutlery and candlesticks helped to define 'contemporary' style". The Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Honan, William (March 17, 2000). "Morris Abram Is Dead at 81; Rights Advocate Led Brandeis". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (March 18, 2000). "Thomas Ferebee Dies at 81; Dropped First Atomic Bomb". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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- ^ "Carlos Velázquez". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Sexton, Maureen (March 29, 2000). "Jack Davis, 1917-2000". Green Left Weekly. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Nagourney, Eric (March 27, 2000). "Edward Knipling, 90, Enemy Of the Dangerous Screwworm". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Pace, Eric (April 18, 2000). "Eberhard Bethge, 90, Writer, Theologian and Biographer". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Joanne Weaver profile
- ^ Bohn, Terry. "Dewey Williams". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (March 24, 2000). "Vivian Fine, 86, a Composer For Voice, Orchestra and Ballet". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (March 27, 2000). "Al Grey, 74, a Sly Trombonist Who Played With Count Basie". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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- ^ "Helen Martin, 90, an Actress On Broadway, Film and TV". The New York Times. April 4, 2000. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (March 29, 2000). "Alex Comfort, 80, Dies; a Multifaceted Man Best Known for Writing 'The Joy of Sex'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Ian Dury, 57, Roguish Voice of Punk Music". The New York Times. March 31, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Stephens, John (April 3, 2000). "John Hosier: An apostle for music, he fired young people with enthusiasm for his art". The Guardian. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William (March 30, 2000). "Anthony Powell, 94, Chronicler of the Changing Fortunes of Britain's Upper Class, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Hank Miklos". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Pedley, TJ (April 11, 2000). "George Batchelor: Marrying maths and mechanics in Cambridge". The Guardian. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Mary J. Flaherty". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (March 31, 2000). "Rudolf Kirchschlager, 85, Judge Who Became Austria's President". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Connor, Pearl (April 28, 2000). "Beryl McBurnie". The Guardian. Retrieved December 17, 2018.