Famous Deaths

  • Dick Rathmann, American auto racer (first Indy pole-sitter to complete no laps), dies at 74
  • Peter Levi, British archeologist, poet (Pancakes for the Queen of Babylon; Shadows and Bones), Jesuit priest, and academic, dies at 68
  • Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and newspaper publisher (La Presse), dies at 86
Died in 2000 2000 Highlights

About February 1, 2000

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 24 years, 6 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
  • UK #1 Song: Rise - Gabrielle


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