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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Fred Trump
American real estate developer; father of donald trump (1905–1999).
Born October 11th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 93 years old in New Hyde Park (pneumonia).
Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker (1928–1999).
Born July 26th, 1928 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Childwickbury Manor (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball and volleyball player (1936-1999).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (congestive heart failure). [ref]
John F. Kennedy Jr.
American attorney and magazine publisher (1960–1999).
Born November 25th, 1960 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 16th, 1999 at 38 years old in Atlantic Ocean (aviation accident).
Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player (1914–1999).
Born November 25th, 1914 in Martinez.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Oliver Reed
British actor (1938–1999).
Born February 13th, 1938 in Wimbledon.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 61 years old in Valletta (myocardial infarction).
Owen Hart
Canadian professional and amateur wrestler.
Born May 7th, 1965 in Calgary.
Died May 23rd, 1999 at 34 years old in Kansas City (internal bleeding).
Dusty Springfield
British singer (1939–1999).
Born April 16th, 1939 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Henley-on-Thames (breast cancer).
Dana Plato
American actress (1964-1999).
Born November 7th, 1964 in Maywood.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 34 years old in Moore (drug overdose).
Vikram Batra
Recipient of param vir chakra (1974–1999).
Born September 9th, 1974 in Palampur. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1999 at 24 years old in Kargil district. [ref]
Madeline Kahn
American actress, singer (1942-1999).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Boston.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 57 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).
Walter Payton
American football running back, pro football hall of famer (1954-1999).
Born July 25th, 1954 in Columbia.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 45 years old in South Barrington (cholangiocarcinoma).
George C. Scott
American actor, film director and producer (1927–1999).
Born October 18th, 1927 in Wise.
Died September 22nd, 1999 at 71 years old in Westlake Village (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Shel Silverstein
American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died May 10th, 1999 at 66 years old in Key West (myocardial infarction).
Hussein I of Jordan
King of jordan from 1952 to 1999.
Born November 14th, 1935 in Amman.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 63 years old in Amman (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
Rick Rude
American professional wrestler (1958–1999).
Born December 7th, 1958 in St. Peter.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 40 years old in Alpharetta (cardioplegia).
Carlos Hathcock
United states marine corps sniper.
Born May 20th, 1942 in Little Rock.
Died February 22nd, 1999 at 56 years old in Virginia Beach (multiple sclerosis).
Payne Stewart
American professional golfer (1957-1999).
Born January 30th, 1957 in Springfield.
Died October 25th, 1999 at 42 years old in South Dakota (hypoxia).
Big L
American rapper.
Born May 30th, 1974 in Harlem.
Died February 15th, 1999 at 24 years old in New York City.
Mario Puzo
American author, screenwriter, and journalist.
Born October 15th, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 78 years old in Long Island (cardiac arrest).
DeForest Kelley
American actor (1920–1999).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Atlanta.
Died June 11th, 1999 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (stomach cancer).
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1942-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1942 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1999 at 57 years old in Roswell (diabetes). [ref]
Rachel Scott
American murder victim.
Born August 5th, 1981 in Denver.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 17 years old in Columbine High School (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jill Dando
Murdered english journalist and television presenter (1961–1999).
Born November 9th, 1961 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died April 26th, 1999 at 37 years old in Fulham (gunshot wound). [ref]
Scatman John
American musician (1942–1999).
Born March 13th, 1942 in El Monte.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
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