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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Vivian Fuchs
British explorer (1908–1999).
Born February 11th, 1908 in Isle of Wight.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 91 years old in Cambridge.
Aldo van Eyck
Dutch architect (1918-1999).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Driebergen. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1999 at 80 years old in Amsterdam, Loenen aan de Vecht. [ref]
Ali Sayad Shirazi
Iranian general.
Born June 13th, 1944 in Kabud Gonbad Rural District.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 54 years old in Tehran.
Elizabeth Gray Vining
American writer.
Born October 6th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died November 27th, 1999 at 97 years old in Kennett Square.
Harry Callahan
American photographer (1912-1999).
Born October 22nd, 1912 in Detroit.
Died March 15th, 1999 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Rex Gildo
German singer (1936-1999).
Born July 2nd, 1936 in Straubing. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1999 at 63 years old in Munich (falling). [ref]
Lajos Tichy
Hungarian footballer (1935-1999).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Marcelo Fernan
Chief justice of the philippines from 1988 to 1991.
Born October 24th, 1927 in Cebu City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 71 years old in Manila.
W. Richard Stevens
American writer (1951–1999).
Born February 5th, 1951 in Zambia.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 48 years old in Tucson.
Abraham Polonsky
American politician (1910-1999).
Born December 5th, 1910 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills.
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Kansas City.
Died April 23rd, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Fausto Papetti
Naturalized swiss, italian recording artist; alto saxophone player (1923–1999).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Viggiù.
Died June 15th, 1999 at 76 years old in Bordighera.
Mills E. Godwin
American politician (1914-1999).
Born November 19th, 1914 in Suffolk.
Died January 30th, 1999 at 84 years old in Newport News.
Vere Bird
Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1910-1999).
Born December 7th, 1910 in St. John's. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1999 at 88 years old in St. John's. [ref]
Danny Dayton
Actor, television director (1923-1999).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Jersey City.
Died February 6th, 1999 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Alexander Liberman
Magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (1912-1999).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1999 at 87 years old in Miami. [ref]
Nancy Guild
American actress (1925-1999).
Born October 11th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died August 16th, 1999 at 73 years old in East Hampton (disease).
Andreas Feininger
American photographer (1906–1999).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City.
Gustavo Leigh
Chilean general (1920-1999).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 29th, 1999 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Stane Dolanc
Jugoslavian politician (1925-1999).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Hrastnik.
Died December 13th, 1999 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Jacobo Timerman
Argentine journalist (1923–1999).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Bar.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Tito Guízar
Mexican singer and actor (1908-1999).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia).
Peko Dapčević
Yugoslav partisan and politician (1913-1999).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Maurice Couve de Murville
81st prime minister of france (1907-1999).
Born January 24th, 1907 in Reims.
Died December 24th, 1999 at 92 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 690
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