Deaths in May 2000

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2000.

Contents
April May June

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.

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References

  1. "Gil Fates, 86, a TV Producer Of Shows Like 'What's My Line?'". The New York Times. May 16, 2000. p. A 21. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. Rick Lyman (May 5, 2000). "Steve Reeves, 74, Whose 'Hercules' Began a Genre". The New York Times. p. A 24. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. Shorter, Eric (May 5, 2000). "Nora Swinburne Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  4. Clark, Andrew (May 15, 2000). "Robert Homme, "The Friendly Giant" (Obituary)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. "Billy Munn". The Telegraph, London. May 16, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. Richard Goldstein (May 4, 2000). "Harry Newman, 90, Who Led Giants to Title Game as Rookie". The New York Times. p. C 21. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. Ben Ratliff (May 7, 2000). "Teri Thornton Is Dead at 65; Jazz Singer Had Hits in 1960's". The New York Times. p. 1 55. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. Eric Copage (May 10, 2000). "Lewis Allen, 94, Director Whose Films Included 'The Uninvited'". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. "Ed Chapman". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. Schemo, Diana Jean (May 9, 2000). "DEATH OF A CARDINAL: THE OVERVIEW; O'CONNOR IS BURIED IN A SOLEMN RITUAL CITING HIS MESSAGE". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  11. Alessandra Stanley (May 6, 2000). "Gino Bartali, 85, a Hero in Italy For His Cycling Championships". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  12. Frank Litsky (May 6, 2000). "Bill Musselman, 59, Intense Basketball Coach". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  13. "Dr. Mary Evangeline Percy Jackson, 1904-2000". Alberta Medical Association. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  14. "Sir Peter Youens: Banda's colonial confidant in Malawi's freedom struggle". The Guardian. June 8, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  15. "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Film Star, TV Producer and Good-Will Ambassador, Dies at 90". The New York Times. May 8, 2000. p. B 7. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  16. Frank Litsky (May 9, 2000). "Henry Laskau, Race Walker, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  17. "Guadalupe Amor; Popular, Outrageous Mexican Poet". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  18. Holland Cotter (May 12, 2000). "Stanley Boxer, 73, Prolific Artist Known for Abstract Paintings". The New York Times. p. B 15. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  19. Mandelman, Joel (May 9, 2000). "Activist Henry Nicols dead at 26". The Daily Star (Oneonta). Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  20. "Chris Evans". Sports Reference, Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  21. Learmont, John (May 16, 2000). "General Sir Martin Farndale: Innovative army commander whose leadership qualities took him to Malaya, Northern Ireland and Nato". The Guardian. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  22. Thurber, Jon (May 20, 2000). "Bill 'the Fox' Foster; Master of Bawdy Songs and Guzzling Beer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  23. Lamb, Bill. "Carden Gillenwater". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  24. William H. Honan (May 15, 2000). "Margaret Harris, 95, a Set Designer Who Favored Simplicity". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  25. Douglas Martin (May 28, 2000). "Kiyoshi Kuromiya, 57, Fighter For the Rights of AIDS Patients". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  26. "Kaneto SHIOZAWA". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  27. "Craig Stevens, the Suave Star Of 'Peter Gunn,' Dies at 81". The New York Times. May 13, 2000. p. A 15. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  28. Saxon, Wolfgang (May 16, 2000). "Verna Aardema, 88, Chronicler Of African Folklore for Children". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  29. Dudley Clendinen (May 22, 2000). "William Dale Jennings, 82, Writer and Gay Rights Pioneer". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  30. Alan Riding (May 15, 2000). "Paula Wessely, 93, an Actress With Roles in Nazi Propaganda". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  31. "Homer E. Abele". The Logan Daily News. Logan, Ohio. May 12, 2000. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  32. Holland Cotter (May 16, 2000). "Dong Kingman, 89, Whimsical Watercolorist". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  33. Nobles, Charlie (May 13, 2000). "AUTO RACING; Youngest Racer of Petty Family Killed in Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  34. Lawrence Van Gelder (May 18, 2000). "Paul Bartel, Director and Star Of 'Eating Raoul,' Dies at 61". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  35. "Ubijen Boško Perošević". Glas javnosti. May 14, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  36. Allan Kozinn (May 20, 2000). "Cesare Valletti, 77, Tenor Of a Vanished Lyrical Style". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  37. Julie V. Iovine (June 18, 2000). "Garrett Eckbo Is Dead at 89; Pioneer of Modern Landscape". The New York Times. p. 1 32. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  38. "Former Happy Goodman Tenor Dies In Huntsville". The Chattanoogan. May 18, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  39. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Sarah Mavis Dabbs profile
  40. Calvin Sims (May 15, 2000). "Keizo Obuchi, Premier Who Brought Stability as Japan's Economy Faltered, Dies at 62". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  41. Richard Severo (May 17, 2000). "Karl Shapiro, Prize-Winning Poet, Dies at 86". The New York Times. p. C 27. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  42. "George Marshall, 96, Pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement". The New York Times. June 18, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  43. Katherine E. Finkelstein (May 19, 2000). "Frederick Coggan, an Archbishop of Canterbury, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  44. "Doyle Lade". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  45. Douglas Martin (May 24, 2000). "Lee Brewster, 57, Style Guru For World's Cross-Dressers". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  46. "Yevgeny Khrunov, 67, Russian Astronaut". The New York Times. May 26, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  47. Greenslade, Roy (May 20, 2000). "Sir Larry Lamb: Newspaper editor who made the Sun shine and gave Britain the page three girl". The Guardian. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  48. "Edward L. Bernds, 94, Director Of Short Films for Three Stooges". The New York Times. May 28, 2000. p. 1 33. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  49. Tommasini, Anthony (May 21, 2000). "Jean-Pierre Rampal, Virtuoso Flutist Who Achieved Success as a Soloist, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  50. Rhoden, William C. (May 27, 2000). "Sports of The Times; In Death, Malik Sealy Continues as a Teacher". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  51. Richard Severo (May 22, 2000). "Barbara Cartland, 98, Best-Selling Author Who Prized Old-Fashioned Romance, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  52. Gussow, Mel (May 23, 2000). "Sir John Gielgud, 96, Dies; Beacon of Classical Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  53. Copage, Eric V. (May 23, 2000). "Mark R. Hughes, 44; Founded Nutrition Supplement Concern". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  54. David Binder (May 26, 2000). "Erich Mielke, Powerful Head of Stasi, East Germany's Vast Spy Network, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. C 19. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  55. "Zhao Puchu (Chinese, 1907–2000)". artnet. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  56. Downey, Donn (May 24, 2000). "Former federal cabinet minister dead at 84". The Globe and Mail, Toronto. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  57. Steadman, John (May 23, 2000). "Kerkorian, ex-Colts QB, dies of cancer". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  58. "Smith, David Chadwick (1931-2000)". Queen's Enclopedia, Queen's University. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  59. "Two journalists killed by gunmen; two others wounded". Committee to Protect Journalists. May 25, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  60. Sophia Kishkovsky (June 3, 2000). "Oleg Yefremov, 72, Moscow Theater Director". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  61. "Nicholas Clay: Swashbuckling actor who conquered theatre, film and television". The Guardian. May 30, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  62. Wolfgang Saxon (May 27, 2000). "Seymour S. Kety, 84, Leader In Biology-Based Psychiatry". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  63. Todd S. Purdum (May 27, 2000). "Francis Lederer Dies at 100; Actor Known for Suave Roles". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  64. Wolfgang Saxon (May 30, 2000). "Samuel Taylor, 87, Playwright Who Created 'Sabrina,' Dies". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  65. Saxon, Wolfgang (June 12, 2000). "Lord MacLehose, 82, Governor Of Hong Kong and China Scholar". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  66. Richard Goldstein (May 29, 2000). "Rocket Richard, Montreal's Goal-Scoring Hero, Dies at 78". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  67. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Jane Stoll profile
  68. Wolfgang Saxon (June 18, 2000). "George Irving Bell, 73, Leader In Studies of Human Genome". The New York Times. p. 1 32. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  69. Barnaby J. Feder (June 4, 2000). "Donald W. Davies, 75, Dies; Helped Refine Data Networks". The New York Times. p. 1 46. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  70. Richard Goldstein (May 30, 2000). "Eric Turner, 31, Defensive Back for Raiders". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  71. Ben Ratliff (June 1, 2000). "Tex Beneke, 86, Saxophonist Who Sang Miller's Hits, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  72. Brittain, Victoria (June 5, 2000). "General Iko Carreira: Key figure in Angola's struggle to maintain its independence". The Guardian. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  73. Irvin Molotsky (May 31, 2000). "Former Gov. Robert P. Casey Dies at 68; Pennsylvania Democrat Opposed Abortion". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  74. Shorter, Eric (May 31, 2000). "Doris Hare: She spent more than 80 years on the stage - but never escaped the role of Reg's mum". The Guardian. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  75. Douglas Martin (June 4, 2000). "John Coolidge, Guardian of President's Legacy. Dies at 93". The New York Times. p. 1 45. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  76. William H. Honan (June 12, 2000). "Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian Communist Leader, 63". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  77. Siegal, Nina (June 6, 2000). "The New York Legacy of Tito Puente". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  78. "Hank Ruszkowski". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  79. Reuters (June 18, 2000). "Johnnie Taylor, 62; Soul Singer Had Hit With 'Disco Lady'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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