In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz
Saudi arabian islamic scholar and mufti (1912–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1912 in Riyadh.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Mecca.
Lee Falk
American comics writer.
Born April 28th, 1911 in St. Louis.
Died March 13th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City.
Paul Cadmus
American artist (1904-1999).
Born December 17th, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1999 at 94 years old in Weston. [ref]
Robert Shaw
American conductor (1916-1999).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Red Bluff.
Died January 25th, 1999 at 82 years old in New Haven (stroke).
Lowell Fulson
American musician.
Born March 31st, 1921 in Tulsa, Atoka.
Died March 7th, 1999 at 77 years old in Long Beach.
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine novelist (1914-1999).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Sebastian Haffner
German journalist and author (1907–1999).
Born December 27th, 1907 in Moabit.
Died January 2nd, 1999 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Eric Stanton
American fetish illustrator (1926-1999).
Born September 30th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 72 years old in New York City.
Buddy Knox
American singer and songwriter (1933–1999).
Born July 20th, 1933 in Happy. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Bremerton (lung cancer). [ref]
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
Irish journalist and president of the ioc (1914-1999).
Born July 30th, 1914 in London.
Died April 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Darrell Sweet
British musician (1947–1999).
Born May 16th, 1947 in Bournemouth.
Died April 30th, 1999 at 51 years old in New Albany (myocardial infarction).
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999).
Born October 11th, 1941 in Frederick.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 58 years old in Brooklyn (liver cancer).
Morris West
Australian writer (1916-1999).
Born April 26th, 1916 in St Kilda.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Robert Douglas
Actor, director (1909–1999).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Fenny Stratford.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Encinitas.
Benito Stefanelli
Italian actor (1928–1999).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Rome.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 71 years old in Rome.
George V. Higgins
American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor.
Born November 13th, 1939 in Brockton.
Died November 6th, 1999 at 59 years old in Milton (myocardial infarction).
Gonzalo Rodríguez Bongoll
Uruguayan racing driver (1971–1999).
Born January 22nd, 1971 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1999 at 28 years old in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (car collision).
Naomi Mitchison
Scottish novelist and poet (1897–1999).
Born November 1st, 1897 in Edinburgh.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 101 years old in Carradale.
Brian Moore
Novelist and screenwriter from northern ireland (1921-1999).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Belfast.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 77 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
Horst P. Horst
German-american photographer (1906–1999).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Weißenfels.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 93 years old in Palm Beach Gardens.
Lila Leeds
American actress (1928-1999).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Iola.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Nigerien president (1949-1999).
Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (deliberate murder, gunshot wound).
Leo Lionni
Dutch-italian artist and children's writer (1910-1999).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Amsterdam.
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Eric Wolf
American anthropologist (1923-1999).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Irvington.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson