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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Mills E. Godwin
American politician (1914-1999).
Born November 19th, 1914 in Suffolk.
Died January 30th, 1999 at 84 years old in Newport News.
W. Richard Stevens
American writer (1951–1999).
Born February 5th, 1951 in Zambia.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 48 years old in Tucson.
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
American 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).
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.
Alexander Liberman
Magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (1912-1999).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1999 at 87 years old in Miami.
Marilyn Harris
Child actress (1924-1999).
Born August 19th, 1924 in San Fernando.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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).
Gustavo Leigh
Chilean general (1920-1999).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 29th, 1999 at 79 years old in Santiago.
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).
Nilde Iotti
Italian politician (1920–1999).
Born April 10th, 1920 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the yang-mills theory.
Born April 15th, 1928 in Englewood.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 71 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Andreas Feininger
American photographer (1906–1999).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City.
Peko Dapčević
Yugoslav partisan and politician (1913-1999).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Stane Dolanc
Jugoslavian politician (1925-1999).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Hrastnik.
Died December 13th, 1999 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
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.
Ruth Gipps
English composer (1921–1999).
Born February 20th, 1921 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died February 23rd, 1999 at 78 years old in Eastbourne.
Herta Heuwer
German cook.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).
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).
George Hunt
American rower (1916–1999).
Born August 1st, 1916 in Puyallup.
Died September 3rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Issaquah.
Herbert Freudenberger
Psychologist (1926-1999).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 73 years old in New York City.
Karen Demirchyan
Soviet politician (1932-1999).
Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).
Irving Rapper
English-american film director (1898–1999).
Born January 16th, 1898 in London.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Man Mohan Adhikari
Prime minister of nepal (1920-1999).
Born June 9th, 1920 in Lazimpat. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kathmandu.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld