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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
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 Littleton, Columbine (shot to the head).
Red Norvo
American musician (1908–1999).
Born March 31st, 1908 in Beardstown.
Died April 6th, 1999 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.
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).
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]
Helen Vinson
Actress (1907–1999).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Beaumont.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill.
George Mosse
American historian.
Born September 20th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died January 22nd, 1999 at 80 years old in Madison.
Pierre Bézier
French mathematician (1910–1999).
Born September 1st, 1910 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 25th, 1999 at 89 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
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 (1914–1999).
Died October 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Lajos Tichy
Hungarian footballer (1935-1999).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 63 years old in Budapest.
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]
Ali Sayyad Shirazi
Iranian general.
Born June 13th, 1944 in Kabud Gonbad Rural District.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 54 years old in Tehran.
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 to death).
Harry Edison
American trumpeter (1915-1999).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Columbus.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Columbus.
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]
Daniel Nathans
American microbiologist.
Born October 30th, 1928 in Wilmington.
Died November 16th, 1999 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
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.
Vivian Fuchs
British explorer (1908–1999).
Born February 11th, 1908.
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]
Elizabeth Gray Vining
American writer.
Born October 6th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died November 27th, 1999 at 97 years old in Kennett Square.
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]
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.
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.
Yoko Tani
French-born japanese actress (1928-1999).
Born August 2nd, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 19th, 1999 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer).
Harry Callahan
American photographer (1912-1999).
Born October 22nd, 1912 in Detroit.
Died March 15th, 1999 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
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