In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Henry Way Kendall
American particle physicist who won the nobel prize in physics.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Boston.
Died February 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Wakulla County (drowning, asphyxia from cave diving).
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999).
Born September 6th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eddie Dean
American actor, singer-songwriter, musician and singer (1907-1999).
Died March 4th, 1999 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
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.
Gian-Carlo Rota
American mathematician and philosopher (1932-1999).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Vigevano.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Sufia Kamal
Bangladeshi writer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Barishal.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Nicholas Metropolis
Greek american physicist.
Born June 11th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died October 17th, 1999 at 84 years old in Los Alamos.
Eric Harris
American school shooter and mass murderer; co-perpetrator of the columbine high school massacre (1981-1999).
Born April 9th, 1981 in Wichita.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 18 years old in Columbine, Littleton (shot to the head).
Phedon Gizikis
Greek president (1917-1999).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Volos.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 82 years old in Athens.
Nathalie Sarraute
French lawyer and writer.
Born July 18th, 1902 in Ivanovo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1999 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Soviet and russian actor.
Born May 30th, 1937 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 22nd, 1999 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
Red Norvo
American musician (1908–1999).
Born March 31st, 1908 in Beardstown.
Died April 6th, 1999 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.
Pierre Clémenti
French actor (1942–1999).
Born September 28th, 1942 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1999 at 57 years old in Paris (cancer, liver cancer).
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Mansfield.
Died October 16th, 1999 at 75 years old in Bullhead City (respiratory failure).
Helen Vinson
Actress (1907–1999).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Beaumont.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 94 years old in Chapel Hill.
Pierre Bézier
French mathematician (1910–1999).
Born September 1st, 1910 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1999 at 89 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette. [ref]
George Mosse
American historian.
Born September 20th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died January 22nd, 1999 at 80 years old in Madison.
Gerhard Herzberg
German-canadian physicist and physical chemist (1904-1999).
Born December 25th, 1904 in Hamburg.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 94 years old in Ottawa.
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Development activist, social scientist.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Roderick Chisholm
American philosopher and logician (1916–1999).
Born November 27th, 1916 in Bristol County.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 82 years old in Providence. [ref]
Daniel Nathans
American microbiologist.
Born October 30th, 1928 in Wilmington.
Died November 16th, 1999 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Taheyya Kariokka
Egyptian dancer, actress (1915–1999).
Born February 19th, 1915 in Ismailia. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1999 at 84 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Davor Dujmović
Bosnia and herzegovina actor (1969–1999).
Born September 20th, 1969 in Serbia, Sarajevo.
Died May 31st, 1999 at 29 years old in Novo Mesto (hanging).
Harry Edison
American trumpeter (1915-1999).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Columbus.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Columbus.
Viacheslav Chornovil
Ukrainian activist and politician (1937–1999).
Born December 24th, 1937 in Yerky.
Died March 29th, 1999 at 61 years old in Ivankiv (traffic collision). [ref]
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene