2000 in the United States

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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas)
Vice President: Al Gore (D-Tennessee)
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Wisconsin)^[1]
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois)
Senate Majority Leader: Trent Lott (R-Mississippi)
Congress: 106th

Governors and lieutenant governors
Governors Governor of Alabama: Don Siegelman (Democratic) Governor of Alaska: Tony Knowles (Democratic) Governor of Arizona: Jane Dee Hull (Republican) Governor of Arkansas: Mike Huckabee (Republican) Governor of California: Gray Davis (Democratic) Governor of Colorado: Bill Owens (Republican) Governor of Connecticut: John G. Rowland (Republican) Governor of Delaware: Thomas R. Carper (Democratic) Governor of Florida: Jeb Bush (Republican) Governor of Georgia: Roy Barnes (Democratic) Governor of Hawaii: Ben Cayetano (Democratic) Governor of Idaho: Dirk Kempthorne (Republican) Governor of Illinois: George Ryan (Republican) Governor of Indiana: Frank O'Bannon (Democratic) Governor of Iowa: Tom Vilsack (Democratic) Governor of Kansas: Bill Graves (Republican) Governor of Kentucky: Paul E. Patton (Democratic) Governor of Louisiana: Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (Republican) Governor of Maine: Angus King (Independent) Governor of Maryland: Parris N. Glendening (Democratic) Governor of Massachusetts: Paul Cellucci (Republican) Governor of Michigan: John Engler (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Jesse Ventura (Independence) Governor of Mississippi: Kirk Fordice (Republican) (until January 11), Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) (starting January 11) Governor of Missouri: Mel Carnahan (Democratic) (until October 17), Roger B. Wilson (Democratic) (starting October 17) Governor of Montana: Marc Racicot (Republican) Governor of Nebraska: Mike Johanns (Republican) Governor of Nevada: Kenny Guinn (Republican) Governor of New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) Governor of New Jersey: Christine Todd Whitman (Republican) Governor of New Mexico: Gary Johnson (Republican) Governor of New York: George Pataki (Republican) Governor of North Carolina: Jim Hunt (Democratic) Governor of North Dakota: Ed Schafer (Republican) (until December 15), John Hoeven (Republican) (starting December 15) Governor of Ohio: Bob Taft (Republican) Governor of Oklahoma: Frank Keating (Republican) Governor of Oregon: John Kitzhaber (Democratic) Governor of Pennsylvania: Tom Ridge (Republican) Governor of Rhode Island: Lincoln C. Almond (Republican) Governor of South Carolina: Jim Hodges (Democratic) Governor of South Dakota: William J. Janklow (Republican) Governor of Tennessee: Don Sundquist (Republican) Governor of Texas: George W. Bush (Republican) (until December 21), Rick Perry (Republican) (starting December 21) Governor of Utah: Mike Leavitt (Republican) Governor of Vermont: Howard Dean (Democratic) Governor of Virginia: Jim Gilmore (Republican) Governor of Washington: Gary Locke (Democratic) Governor of West Virginia: Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) Governor of Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (Republican) Governor of Wyoming: Jim Geringer (Republican) Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Steve Windom (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Fran Ulmer (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of California: Cruz Bustamante (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Joe Rogers (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Jodi Rell (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Frank Brogan (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Mark Taylor (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Mazie Hirono (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Butch Otter (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Corinne Wood (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Joe E. Kernan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Sally Pederson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Gary Sherrer (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Steve Henry (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Kathleen Blanco (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Jane Swift (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Dick Posthumus (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Mae Schunk (Independence) Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) (until January 11), Amy Tuck (Democratic) (starting January 11) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: until October 17: Roger B. Wilson (Democratic) October 17 – November 15: vacant starting November 15: Joe Maxwell (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Judy Martz (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: David I. Maurstad (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Lorraine Hunt (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Walter Dwight Bradley (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Mary Donohue (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: Dennis A. Wicker (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Rosemarie Myrdal (Republican) (until December 15), Jack Dalrymple (Republican) (starting December 15) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: Maureen O'Connor (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Mary Fallin (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Mark S. Schweiker (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Charles J. Fogarty (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: Bob Peeler (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Carole Hillard (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: until December 21: Rick Perry (Republican) December 21 – 28: vacant starting December 28: Bill Ratliff (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Utah: Olene S. Walker (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Doug Racine (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: John H. Hager (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: Brad Owen (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Scott McCallum (Republican)

Events

January

January 4 – Alan Greenspan is nominated for a fourth term as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman.^[2]
January 5–8 – The 2000 al-Qaeda Summit of several high-level al-Qaeda members (including two 9/11 American Airlines hijackers) is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3]^[4]
January 10 – America Online announces an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).^[5]
January 12 – Elián González affair: Attorney General Janet Reno rules that a child rescued by the Coast Guard must be returned to his father in Cuba.^[6]
January 14 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the Dot-com bubble).
January 19 – A dorm fire at Seton Hall University kills three people and injures several others. Three years later, Sean Ryan and Joseph LePore are convicted of arson and sentenced to five years in prison.
January 26 – The rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine plays in front of Wall Street, prompting an early closing of trading due to the crowds.
January 30 – Super Bowl XXXIV: The St. Louis Rams win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1951, defeating the Tennessee Titans 23–16.
January 31 – Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people on board.

January 31: Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes

February

February 11 – A blast from an improvised explosive device in front of a Barclay's Bank, across from the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, wounds dozens but kills none.
February 13 – The final original Peanuts comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Charles Schulz.
February 17 – Microsoft releases Windows 2000.

March

March 7 – Texas Governor George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Al Gore emerge victorious in the Republican and Democratic caucuses and primaries of the United States presidential election.
March 9 – The FBI arrests art forgery suspect Ely Sakhai in New York City.
March 10 – The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5,048.^[7]
March 20 – Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown), a former Black Panther, is captured after a gun battle in Atlanta, Georgia that leaves a sheriff's deputy dead.
March 21 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the government lacks authority to regulate tobacco as an addictive drug, throwing out the Clinton administration's main anti-smoking initiative.
March 26 – The 72nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Sam Mendes' American Beauty wins five awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Director. The telecast garners over 46.5 million viewers.
March 27 – The Phillips explosion of 2000 kills one and injures 71 in Pasadena, Texas.

April

April – The unemployment rate drops to a low of 3.8%, the lowest since December 1969.
April – The labor force participation rate hits a historical peak of 67.4%.
April – The employment-population ratio reaches an all-time high of 64.8%.
April 1
- The 2000 United States Census determines the resident population of the United States to be 281,421,906.
- Boomerang, a secondary digital Cartoon Network channel, debuts.
April 3 – United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
April 22 – In a predawn raid, federal agents seize 6-year old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida and fly him to his Cuban father in Washington, DC, ending one of the most publicized custody battles in U.S. history.
April 25 – The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
April 28 – Richard Baumhammers begins a two-hour racially motivated shooting spree in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, leaving five dead and one paralyzed.

May

May 3 – In San Antonio, Texas, computer pioneer Datapoint files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
May 16 – The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 6.5 percent, the first increase of more than a quarter point since February 1995.^[8]
May 19 – Walt Disney Pictures' 39th feature film, Dinosaur, is released.
May 24 – Five people are shot and killed during a robbery at a Wendy's in Queens, New York.
May 28 – The comic strip Bringing Up Father ends its 87-year run in newspapers.
May – Northern Lights Local Exchange Point is founded.^[9]

June

June 1 – Expo 2000, the world's fair in Hanover, Germany, begins without the attendance of the United States.^[10]
June 5 – 405 The Movie, the first short film widely distributed on the Internet, is released.
June 7 – United States Microsoft antitrust case: A Court orders the breakup of the Microsoft corporation because of its monopoly in the computer software market.^[6]
June 28 – Elián González affair: Elián González returns to Cuba with his father.^[6]

July

July 12 – A 30-year-old American mechanic named Thomas Jones is pursued by law enforcement officers from the Philadelphia Police Department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[11]^[12] More than one dozen officers beat and attacked Jones while he was wounded.^[13]^[14]^[15]
July 14 – X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, is released as the first film in the X-Men film series.
July 31–August 3 – The Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania nominates Texas Governor George W. Bush for U.S. president and Dick Cheney for vice president.

August

August 8 – The Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
August 14 – Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr. with the episode "The Legend of the Big Red Chicken."
August 14–17 – The Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominates U.S. Vice President Al Gore for president and Senator Joe Lieberman for vice president.

September

September 3 – The 5.0 M_w Yountville earthquake shook the North Bay area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing 41 injuries and $10–50 million in losses.
September 4 – Caillou and Clifford the Big Red Dog premiere on PBS Kids.
September 6 – In Paragould, Arkansas, Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart is stillborn to Jason Stewart and Lisa Bartlett. Breanna Lynn's stillbirth is notable for being the first stillbirth to be identified by means of the Kleihauer-Betke test.
September 8 – The United Nations Millennium Declaration is made in New York City.
September 15–October 1 – The United States compete at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and win 37 gold, 24 silver, and 32 bronze medals.

October

October 1 – In the final baseball game played at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates lose to the Chicago Cubs 10–9.
October 3 – The first debate of the presidential election is held at the University of Massachusetts Boston with Jim Lehrer moderating.
October 5 – Bernard Shaw hosts the vice presidential debate between Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney.
October 11
- 250 million US gallons (950,000 m³) of coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky (considered a greater environmental disaster than the Exxon Valdez oil spill).
- Jim Lehrer hosts the second presidential debate at Wake Forest University.
October 12 – In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
October 16 – Mel Carnahan, Democratic Governor of Missouri and U.S. Senate candidate, dies in a plane crash in Jefferson County, Missouri, three weeks before the election for that office. Lieutenant Governor Roger B. Wilson succeeds Carnahan as Missouri's Governor.
October 17 – The final debate of the presidential election takes place at Washington University in St. Louis.
October 23 – Madeleine Albright holds talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.
October 26 – The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series, 4–1, to win their 26th World Series title. This is the first Subway Series matchup between the two crosstown rivals. It is the Yankees' fourth World Series win under manager Joe Torre.

November

November 6 – Toxicologist Kristin Rossum murders her husband Gregory de Villers in San Diego by poisoning him with fentanyl. She successfully passes off the crime as a suicide for several months before being charged.^[16]
November 7
- 2000 United States presidential election: Republican candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in history, but the outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.^[6]
- Hillary Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office.
- Just three weeks after his death, Mel Carnahan is posthumously elected to the United States Senate defeating Republican incumbent John Ashcroft. Then-Governor Roger B. Wilson appoints his widow, Jean Carnahan, to fill the seat for him.
November 8 – U.S. presidential election, 2000: Per Florida law, an automatic recount begins in the state due to the narrow margin of the outcome.^[17]
November 12 – The United States recognizes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.^[18]
November 16 – Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Vietnam.
November 17
- U.S. presidential election, 2000: The Supreme Court of Florida prevents Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris from certifying the election results, allowing recounting to continue.^[19]
- Nickelodeon's Rugrats in Paris: The Movie is released in theaters.
- Dr. Seuss's live action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, with Jim Carrey is released to theaters.

December

December 8 – U.S. presidential election, 2000: The Supreme Court of Florida orders a statewide manual recount of the votes in the presidential election. The next day the U.S. Supreme Court places a stay on this order.^[17]
December 12 – U.S. presidential election, 2000 – Bush v. Gore: The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the ruling by the Florida Supreme Court, ending the recount and effectively giving the state, and the Presidency, to Texas Governor George W. Bush.^[6] The following day, U.S. Vice President Al Gore concedes the election and suspends the activities of his recount committee.^[19]
December 13 – The Texas Seven escape from their prison unit in Kenedy, Texas, and start a crime spree.
December 15 – Walt Disney Pictures' 40th feature film, The Emperor's New Groove, is released after years of production issues. Though the box office haul is disappointing compared to Disney's Renaissance-era releases, it is later praised as one of their best films of the post-Renaissance era.
December 16
- Property appraiser Jerry Michael Williams is reported missing after going duck hunting at Lake Seminole and is assumed to have accidentally drowned. His wife Denise is convicted of his murder 18 years later.^[20]
- The Pittsburgh Steelers close out the final game at Three Rivers Stadium with a 24–6 victory over the Washington Redskins.
December 20 – Brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr break into a house in Wichita, Kansas, subjecting the occupants to rape and torture, and eventual murder. Only one of the occupants survived and the brothers were caught the next day. The event became known as the Wichita massacre.
December 24 – The Texas Seven rob a sports store in Irving, Texas; police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot dead.
December 26 – Wakefield Massacre: Michael McDermott kills seven coworkers at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
December 28 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
December 31 – President Bill Clinton signs the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.^[6]

Ongoing

Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003)^[21]
Dot-com bubble (c. 1995–c. 2000)
Y2K Scare (1998-2000)

Date unknown

Gauthier Biomedical business is founded in Grafton, Wisconsin.^[22]
The Music Gym concept and name is first coined in Boston by Ryan McVinney.^[23]

Births

January

January 1 – Ice Spice, rapper
January 4 – Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, actress
January 7 – Marcus Scribner, actor
January 8 – Noah Cyrus, actress
January 9
- Flo Milli, rapper
- Toosii, rapper
January 10 – Reneé Rapp, actress and singer
January 11 – Shareef O'Neal, basketball player
January 20 – Katie Meyer, soccer player (d. 2022)
January 26 – Piper Mackenzie Harris, actress and model
January 28 – Julia Lester, singer and actress

February

February 1 – Paris Smith, American actress and singer
February 5 – Jordan Nagai, actor
February 14 – Catie Turner, singer
February 10 – Yara Shahidi, actress
February 21 – Lauren Godwin, TikToker
February 25
- Tucker Albrizzi, actor
- Daniel Benoit, son of Nancy Benoit and murdered by his father Chris Benoit (d. 2007)

March

March 5 – Gabby Barrett, singer-songwriter^{[citation needed]}
March 6 – Jacob Bertrand, actor
March 10 – Norah Flatley, artistic gymnast^[24]
March 14 – ChriseanRock, internet personality and rapper
March 21 – Jace Norman, actor^[25]
March 25
- Camden Pulkinen, figure skater
- Sha'Carri Richardson, sprinter^{[citation needed]}
- Christian Traeumer, actor
March 27 – Halle Bailey, musician and actress
March 28 – Matthew DeLisi, gamer
March 30
- Colton Herta, race car driver^{[citation needed]}
- Regan Mizrahi, actor

April

April 6 – CJ Adams, actor
April 7 – Big Scarr, rapper (died 2022)^[26]
April 9 – Jackie Evancho, singer^[27]
April 10 – Surf Mesa, electronic musician
April 11
- Alexei Krasnozhon, Russian-American figure skater
- Morgan Lily, actress^[28]
April 12 – David Hogg, gun-control activist^{[citation needed]}
April 23 – Chloe Kim, snowboarder^[29]

May

May 1 – 9lokkNine, rapper
May 7 – Maxwell Perry Cotton, actor
May 18 – Carlie Hanson, musician
May 23 – Jaxson Hayes, basketball player
May 30 – Jared S. Gilmore, actor^[30]
May 31 – Gable Steveson, wrestler

June

June 1 – Willow Shields, actress
June 2 – Andy Lopez, student (d. 2013)
June 8
- Hayes Grier, Internet personality
- Charlotte Lawrence, singer-songwriter
June 9 – Laurie Hernandez, artistic gymnast^[31]
June 13
- Hotboii, rapper
- Daniella Perkins, actress and internet personality
June 16 – Tay-K, rapper and convicted murderer
June 17 – Odessa A'zion, actress
June 22 – Maliq Johnson, actor

July

July 7 – Chloe Csengery, actress
July 8
- Sophie Nyweide, actress
- Benjamin Stockham, actor
July 14 – Maia Reficco, actress and singer
July 16 – Jonathan Morgan Heit, actor
July 24 – Ame Deal, murder victim (d. 2011)
July 25
- Preston Bailey, actor
- Mason Cook, actor
- Meg Donnelly, actress
July 28
- Emily Hahn, actress
- Audrey Mika, singer

August

August 1 – Lil Loaded, rapper (d. 2021)
August 3
- Landry Bender, actress
- Ron Suno, rapper and youtuber
August 10 – Sophia Smith, Soccer player
August 12 – Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
August 13 – Piper Reese, journalist
August 15 – Umi Garrett, classical pianist
August 17 – Lil Pump, rapper
August 20 – Fátima Ptacek, actress and model^[32]
August 20 – Nor Sarah Adi, Malaysian pole vaulter
August 24 – Griffin Gluck, actor
August 25 – Nick Mira, record producer
August 27 – Oluwatoyin Salau, activist and murder victim (d. 2020)
August 29 – Adam Nash, notable child

September

September 3 – Ashley Boettcher, actress
September 5 – Josiah-Jordan James, basketball player
September 12 – Laine Hardy, singer
September 22 – Tallan Latz, guitar player
September 28 – Frankie Jonas, actor

October

October 2 – Quadeca, rapper and youtuber
October 6
- Jazz Jennings, YouTube personality
- Addison Rae, social media personality and dancer
October 9 – Harrison Burton, stock car racer
October 10 – Aedin Mincks, actor
October 11
- Hayden Byerly, actor
- Adin Ross, youtuber
October 13 – Lydia Night, musician
October 18 – Sophie Thatcher, actress
October 22 – Baby Keem, rapper
October 25 – Vincent Zhou, figure skater
October 26 – Ellery Sprayberry, actress
October 27 – Jaclyn Corin, activist
October 31 – Willow Smith, actress, singer, and the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

November

November 7 – Dara Reneé, actress
November 8 – Jade Pettyjohn, actress^[33]
November 10 – Mackenzie Foy, model and actress
November 11 – Cameron Kasky, activist
November 13 – 24kGoldn, rapper
November 22
- Auliʻi Cravalho, actress^[34]
- Baby Ariel, singer-songwriter, actress, and social media personality.

December

December 9 – Jaren Lewison, actor^[35]
December 12
- JiDion, youtuber
- Lucas Jade Zumann, actor^[36]
December 16 – Lance Lim, actor
December 22 – Joshua Bassett, actor and singer
December 24 – Ethan Bortnick, singer, composer, songwriter, actor, and musician
December 26 – Samuel Sevian, American-Armenian chess grandmaster^[37]

Full date unknown

Riley Gaines, swimmer
Brigid Harrington, actress, singer, dancer and voice artist
Tristan Lake Leabu, actor
Marla Olmstead, artist

Deaths

January

January 6 – Don Martin, cartoonist (b. 1931)
January 11 – Bob Lemon, baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
January 12 – Bobby Phills, basketball player (b. 1969)
January 15 – Fran Ryan, actress (b. 1916)
January 18
- Jester Hairston, actor and composer (b. 1901)^[38]
- Frances Drake, actress (b. 1912)
January 19
- Hedy Lamarr, Austro-Hungarian born American actress (b. 1914)
- Alan North, actor (b. 1920)^[39]
January 25 – Herta Freitag, Austrian-born American mathematician (b. 1908)
January 26
- Don Budge, tennis player (b. 1915)
- Don Ralke, music arranger (b. 1920)

February

February 4 – Phil Tonken, radio and television announcer (b. 1919)
February 7
- Big Pun, rapper (b. 1971)
- Doug Henning, magician (b. 1947)
February 8 – Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
February 9
- Beau Jack, boxer (b. 1921)
- Steve Furness, football player (b. 1950)
February 10
- George Jackson, movie producer (b. 1958)
- Jim Varney, actor noted for his character, Ernest P. Worrell (b. 1949)
February 11 – James D. Van Velzor, politician (b. 1922)
February 12
- Newt Arnold, film director (b. 1922)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins, musician, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (b. 1929)
- Tom Landry, American football coach (b. 1924)
- Charles M. Schulz, comic strip artist (b. 1922)
February 16 – Marceline Day, actress (b.1908)
February 29 – Dennis Danell, musician (b. 1961)

March

March 7 – Pee Wee King, country music songwriter (b. 1914)
March 10 – Barbara Cooney, author and illustrator (b. 1917)
March 14 – Tommy Collins, country musician (b. 1930).
March 24 – Al Grey, American jazz trombonist (b. 1925)
March 25 – Helen Martin, actress (b. 1909)

April

April 5 – Lee Petty, race car driver (b. 1914)^[40]
April 10 – Larry Linville, actor (b. 1939)^[41]
April 11 – Opaline Deveraux Wadkins, African American nurse educator (b. 1912)
April 14 – Phil Katz, computer programmer (b. 1962)^[42]
April 15 – Edward Gorey, writer and illustrator (b. 1925)^[43]
April 25 – David Merrick, stage producer, died in London, United Kingdom (b. 1911)
April 27 – Vicki Sue Robinson, singer and actress (b. 1954)^[44]
April 30 – Maggie Calloway, actress (b. 1910)^[45]

May

May 1 – Steve Reeves, professional bodybuilder and actor (b. 1922)
May 7 – Douglas Fairbanks Jr., actor, producer, and naval officer (b. 1909)
May 8 – Henry Nicols, HIV/AIDS activist (b. 1973)
May 10 – Craig Stevens, actor (b. 1918)^[46]
May 12 – Adam Petty, race car driver (b. 1980)
May 20 – Edward Bernds, director (b. 1905)
May 21 – Mark R. Hughes, businessman (b. 1956)
May 31
- John Coolidge, businessman and son of President Calvin Coolidge (b. 1906)
- Johnnie Taylor, singer-songwriter (b. 1934)

June

June 1 – Tito Puente, musician, bandleader, and record producer (b. 1923)
June 8 – Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (b. 1947)
June 14 – Robert Trent Jones, British-born golf course designer, died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (b. 1906)
June 15 – James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian (b. 1938)
June 18 – Nancy Marchand, actress (b. 1928)
June 21 – Alan Hovhaness, composer (b. 1911)

July

July 1 – Walter Matthau, actor (b. 1920)
July 7
- Kenny Irwin Jr., stock car racing driver (b. 1969)
- James C. Quayle, newspaper publisher (b. 1921)
July 10 – Justin Pierce, actor (b. 1975)
July 14 – Meredith MacRae, actress (b. 1944)
July 27 – Gordon Solie, wrestling commentator (b. 1929)

August

August 7 – Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, mother of Donald Trump (b. 1912)
August 9
- Bob Lido, musician (b. 1914)
- Lewis Wilson, actor (b. 1920)
August 12
- Dave Edwards, musician (b. 1941)
- Loretta Young, actress (b. 1913)
August 25 – Carl Barks, cartoonist (b. 1901)^[47]

September

September 2
- Elvera Sanchez, dancer (b. 1905)
- Jean Speegle Howard, actress (b. 1927)
September 3
- R. H. Harris, American gospel singer (b. 1916)
- Walt Stanchfield, American animator (b. 1919)
September 4 – David Brown, American bass guitarist (Santana) (b. 1950)
September 5 – George Musso, American football player (Chicago Bears) and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (b. 1910).
September 14 – Beah Richards, actress, writer, and activist (b.1920)
September 17 – Nicole Reinhart, cyclist (b. 1976)
September 19 – Ann Doran, actress (b. 1911)
September 26
- Richard Mulligan, actor (b. 1932)
- Carl Sigman, songwriter (b. 1909)

October

October 3
- Benjamin Orr, musician (b.1947 in the United States)
October 4 – George Huntston Williams, theologian (b. 1914)
October 6 – Richard Farnsworth, actor and stuntman (b. 1920)
October 16
- Mel Carnahan, politician from Missouri (b. 1934)
- Rick Jason, actor (b. 1923)
October 18
- Julie London, actress and singer (b. 1926)
- Gwen Verdon, actress and dancer (b. 1924)
October 21 – Frankie Crocker, disc jockey (b. 1937)
October 23 – Rodney Anoa'i, wrestler, died in Liverpool, United Kingdom (b. 1966)
October 28 – Anthony Lee, actor (b. 1961)
October 30 – Steve Allen, comedian, composer, talk show host, and author (b. 1921)

November

November 5 – Jimmie Davis, musician and politician (b. 1899)
November 6 – L. Sprague de Camp, writer (b. 1907)
November 14 – Robert Trout, American journalist (b. 1908)
November 16
- DJ Screw, American disc jockey (b. 1971)
- Joe C., American rapper and hype man (b. 1974)
- Hosea Williams, civil rights leader, activist, minister, and businessman (b. 1926)
November 25 – Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (b. 1917)
November 28
- Robert Bentley, American animator (b. 1907)
- Henry B. Gonzalez, American politician (b. 1916)

December

December 2 – Gail Fisher, actress (b. 1935)^[48]
December 3 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African American poet (b. 1917)^[49]
December 10 – Marie Windsor, actress (b. 1919)^[50]
December 12 – George Montgomery, actor (b. 1916)^[51]
December 19 – John Lindsay, politician, lawyer and broadcaster (b. 1921)
December 23
- Billy Barty, actor (b. 1924)
- Victor Borge, comedian, conductor and pianist (b. 1909 in Denmark)
December 24
- Nick Massi, bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (b. 1935)
- Laurence Chisholm Young, mathematician (b. 1905).
December 25
- Robert Francis Garner, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1920).
- Willard Van Orman Quine, philosopher (b. 1908)
December 26 – Jason Robards, actor (b. 1922).
December 28 – Robert Williams, baseball player (b. 1917).
December 29 – Adele Stimmel Chase, artist (b. 1917)
December 30 – Julius J. Epstein, screenwriter (b. 1909)

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 650–652. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ Fifth Anniversary: Nasdaq's record all-time closing high 5,048.62. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
^ Goldman, M. Corey (May 16, 2000). "Fed goes a half point". CNN Money. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ official site of the Northern Lights GigaPoP
^ "Helmut Werner, Chair Of Supervisory Board Of Expo 2000: The World's Fair Is Financially Sound". Market Wire. 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ "Philadelphia Police Beat Suspect". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^ "Philiadelphia Police Beat Suspect". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^ Goldberg, Debbie (July 14, 2000). "Beating of Suspect Captured on Video". Retrieved March 29, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ Bishop, Tom (July 14, 2000). "Police beating in Philadelphia captured on videotape". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^ "Remembering the 2000 Philadelphia RNC: Puppets, Police and The Rock – Philadelphia Magazine". February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^ "Toxicologist Found Guilty of Killing Husband". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2002.
^ ^a ^b Tony Sutin. "A timeline of major legal events in the 2000 Florida recount". Presidential Election Law. JURIST. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. "Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia". A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776. United States Department of State. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Election 2000: The postelection events day by day". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ "'My son's horrific death demands justice': Denise Williams sentenced to life in prison". Tallahassee Democrat.
^ Zenko, Micah (August 3, 2010). Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World. Stanford University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8047-7190-0.
^ "Gauthier Bio Medical". Gauthier Bio Medical. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
^ Powell, Austin: "Gym Class Heroes", Austin Chronicle, Off the Record Music News Section. February 20, 2009. Austin, TX
^ "USA Gymnastics | Norah Flatley". usagym.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^ "Jace Norman". DanSchneider.
^ Gucci Mane Protégé Big Scarr's Cause of Death Revealed
^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Jackie Evancho: 14 Questions With the 30 Under 30 Opera Prodigy", Forbes magazine, November 17, 2017
^ "Morgan Lilly". reelaccess.com. Reel access. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012.
^ "Chloe Kim". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Jared Gilmore Biography". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "Laurie Hernandez". Team USA. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Lucadamo, Kathleen (December 12, 2014). "The Voice of Dora the Explorer, Fátima Ptacek, Is a Busy Teenager - The New York Times". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^ Carey Bryson. "Jade Pettyjohn Interview". About.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^ Daniel, Diane (November 17, 2016). "What to See in Hawaii? Ask Auliʻi Cravalho of Disney's 'Moana'". The New York Times. New York. p. TR2. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ Pullar, Jess (August 18, 2022). "Everything You Need To Know About 'Never Have I Ever' Star, Jaren Lewinson". Elle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "Lucas Jade Zumann". issuemagazine.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Samuel Sevian". chess.com. World Chess Federation.
^ Mel Watkins (January 30, 2000). "Jester Hairston, 98, Choral Expert and Actor". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^ "Alan North, 79, Character Actor On Stage, Screen and Television". The New York Times. February 6, 2000. p. 39. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ Joseph Siano (April 7, 2000). "Lee Petty, 86, Racing Family Patriarch, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "'M*A*S*H' actor Linville dead at 60". CNN. April 11, 2000. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ Murray, Matt; Tannenbaum, Jeffrey (June 19, 2000). "The Rise and Fall of a Software Star; Phil Katz Loved Code -- and Liquor". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
^ Kelley, Tina (April 16, 2000). "Edward Gorey, Eerie Illustrator And Writer, 75". The New York Times.
^ Holden, Stephen (May 2, 2000). "Vicki Sue Robinson, 46, Singer of Disco Anthem". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "Death Notices". The San Francisco Examiner. May 2, 2000. p. 15: col 4, top. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
^ "Craig Stevens; Actor's 'Peter Gunn' Helped Create New Television Genre", obituary, Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2000; retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (February 20, 2001). "Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix'". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved February 20, 2001.
^ Watkins, Mel (December 4, 2000). "Gwendolyn Brooks, Whose Poetry Told of Being Black in America, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
^ Bernstein, Adam (December 14, 2000). "Prolific B-Movie Star Marie Windsor Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
^ Rick Lyman (December 15, 2000). "George Montgomery, Dashing Cowboy, Is Dead at 84". The New York Times. p. C 15. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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[1] "William Rehnquist Biography". biography.com. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[2] Stevenson, Richard W. (January 5, 2000). "Greenspan Named to a Fourth Term as Fed Chairman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[3] "9-11 Commission Report" (PDF). 9/11 Commission Report: 159.

[4] "The Kuala Lumpur meeting". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[5] "AOL and Time Warner to merge - Jan. 10, 2000". money.cnn.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[Cassell's_Chronology-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 650–652. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.

[7] Fifth Anniversary: Nasdaq's record all-time closing high 5,048.62. Retrieved November 19, 2007.

[8] Goldman, M. Corey (May 16, 2000). "Fed goes a half point". CNN Money. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[9] site of the Northern Lights GigaPoP

[10] "Helmut Werner, Chair Of Supervisory Board Of Expo 2000: The World's Fair Is Financially Sound". Market Wire. 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[11] "Philadelphia Police Beat Suspect". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[12] "Philiadelphia Police Beat Suspect". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[13] Goldberg, Debbie (July 14, 2000). "Beating of Suspect Captured on Video". Retrieved March 29, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.

[14] Bishop, Tom (July 14, 2000). "Police beating in Philadelphia captured on videotape". Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[15] "Remembering the 2000 Philadelphia RNC: Puppets, Police and The Rock – Philadelphia Magazine". February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[16] "Toxicologist Found Guilty of Killing Husband". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2002.

[Sutin-17] Tony Sutin. "A timeline of major legal events in the 2000 Florida recount". Presidential Election Law. JURIST. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[18] Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. "Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia". A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776. United States Department of State. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[2000_election-19] "Election 2000: The postelection events day by day". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[20] "'My son's horrific death demands justice': Denise Williams sentenced to life in prison". Tallahassee Democrat.

[21] Zenko, Micah (August 3, 2010). Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World. Stanford University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8047-7190-0.

[22] "Gauthier Bio Medical". Gauthier Bio Medical. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

[23] Powell, Austin: "Gym Class Heroes", Austin Chronicle, Off the Record Music News Section. February 20, 2009. Austin, TX

[24] "USA Gymnastics | Norah Flatley". usagym.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

[25] "Jace Norman". DanSchneider.

[26] Gucci Mane Protégé Big Scarr's Cause of Death Revealed

[27] Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Jackie Evancho: 14 Questions With the 30 Under 30 Opera Prodigy", Forbes magazine, November 17, 2017

[28] "Morgan Lilly". reelaccess.com. Reel access. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012.

[29] "Chloe Kim". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[30] "Jared Gilmore Biography". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[31] "Laurie Hernandez". Team USA. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[32] Lucadamo, Kathleen (December 12, 2014). "The Voice of Dora the Explorer, Fátima Ptacek, Is a Busy Teenager - The New York Times". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[aboutcom-33] Carey Bryson. "Jade Pettyjohn Interview". About.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

[34] Daniel, Diane (November 17, 2016). "What to See in Hawaii? Ask Auliʻi Cravalho of Disney's 'Moana'". The New York Times. New York. p. TR2. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[35] Pullar, Jess (August 18, 2022). "Everything You Need To Know About 'Never Have I Ever' Star, Jaren Lewinson". Elle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[36] "Lucas Jade Zumann". issuemagazine.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[37] "Samuel Sevian". chess.com. World Chess Federation.

[38] Mel Watkins (January 30, 2000). "Jester Hairston, 98, Choral Expert and Actor". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved December 14, 2018.

[39] "Alan North, 79, Character Actor On Stage, Screen and Television". The New York Times. February 6, 2000. p. 39. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[40] Joseph Siano (April 7, 2000). "Lee Petty, 86, Racing Family Patriarch, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[41] "'M*A*S*H' actor Linville dead at 60". CNN. April 11, 2000. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[42] Murray, Matt; Tannenbaum, Jeffrey (June 19, 2000). "The Rise and Fall of a Software Star; Phil Katz Loved Code -- and Liquor". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2016.

[43] Kelley, Tina (April 16, 2000). "Edward Gorey, Eerie Illustrator And Writer, 75". The New York Times.

[44] Holden, Stephen (May 2, 2000). "Vicki Sue Robinson, 46, Singer of Disco Anthem". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[45] "Death Notices". The San Francisco Examiner. May 2, 2000. p. 15: col 4, top. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

[46] "Craig Stevens; Actor's 'Peter Gunn' Helped Create New Television Genre", obituary, Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2000; retrieved October 11, 2017.

[47] Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.

[48] Van Gelder, Lawrence (February 20, 2001). "Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix'". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved February 20, 2001.

[49] Watkins, Mel (December 4, 2000). "Gwendolyn Brooks, Whose Poetry Told of Being Black in America, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2012.

[50] Bernstein, Adam (December 14, 2000). "Prolific B-Movie Star Marie Windsor Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[51] Rick Lyman (December 15, 2000). "George Montgomery, Dashing Cowboy, Is Dead at 84". The New York Times. p. C 15. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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