In the year 1999

703 Notable deaths

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.

Aleksandr Aleksandrov

Russian mathematician.

Born August 4th, 1912 in Volyn. [ref]

Died July 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Herta Heuwer

German cook.

Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.

Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).

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]

Ruth Gipps

English composer (1921–1999).

Born February 20th, 1921 in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Died February 23rd, 1999 at 78 years old in Eastbourne.

George Hunt

American rower.

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).

Trygve Haavelmo

Norwegian economist and econometrician.

Born December 13th, 1911 in Skedsmo Municipality.

Died July 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]

Nathaniel Kleitman

American sleep researcher (1895–1999).

Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.

Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.

Emma Tenayuca

Mexican american labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator (1916-1999).

Born December 21st, 1916 in San Antonio.

Died July 23rd, 1999 at 82 years old in San Antonio (Alzheimer's disease).

Paul Sacher

Swiss conductor (1906–1999).

Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel.

Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel.

Rolf Landauer

American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).

Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.

Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [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.

Bing Xin

Chinese writer,poet (1900-1999).

Born October 5th, 1900 in Gulou District.

Died February 28th, 1999 at 98 years old in Beijing.

Wilhelm Höttl

Ss officer (nazi germany).

Born March 19th, 1915 in Vienna.

Died June 27th, 1999 at 84 years old in Altaussee.

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]

André Kostolany

Hungarian-born french stock broker (1906–1999).

Born February 9th, 1906 in Budapest.

Died September 14th, 1999 at 93 years old in Paris.

Zeng Liansong

Economist, designer of the flag of the people's republic of china.

Born December 17th, 1917 in Rui'an.

Died October 19th, 1999 at 81 years old in Shanghai.

Kisshomaru Ueshiba

2nd doshu.

Born June 27th, 1921 in Ayabe.

Died January 4th, 1999 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Björn Afzelius

Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player. (1947–1999).

Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.

Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).

Gyula Zsengellér

Hungarian footballer (1915-1999).

Born December 27th, 1915 in Cegléd.

Died March 29th, 1999 at 83 years old in Nicosia.

Deaths 301 to 325 of 703

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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus