In the year 1999

753 Notable deaths

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 (1921–1999).

Born June 27th, 1921 in Ayabe.

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

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.

John Stears

British special effects expert (1934–1999).

Born August 25th, 1934 in Uxbridge.

Died April 28th, 1999 at 64 years old in Pacific Palisades (stroke). [ref]

Leon Štukelj

Slovenian gymnast (1898–1999).

Born November 12th, 1898 in Novo Mesto.

Died November 8th, 1999 at 100 years old in Maribor (myocardial infarction).

Lois Collier

American actress (1919-1999).

Born March 21st, 1919 in Salley.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease).

Nise da Silveira

Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999).

Born February 15th, 1905 in Maceió.

Died October 30th, 1999 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).

Johnny Byrne

English footballer (1939-1999).

Born May 13th, 1939 in West Horsley.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 60 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).

Igor Netto

Russian footballer (1930-1999).

Born January 9th, 1930 in Moscow.

Died March 30th, 1999 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Mohammad Mohammadullah

Bengali politician (1921–1999).

Born October 21st, 1921 in Raipur Upazila.

Died November 12th, 1999 at 78 years old in Dhaka.

Grete Stern

German-argentine photographer (1904-1999).

Born May 9th, 1904 in Elberfeld.

Died December 24th, 1999 at 95 years old in Buenos Aires.

Ed Emshwiller

American illustrator and filmmaker.

Born February 16th, 1926 in Lansing.

Died July 27th, 1999 at 73 years old in Valencia (cancer).

Nathan Jacobson

American mathematician (1910–1999).

Born October 5th, 1910 in Warsaw.

Died December 5th, 1999 at 89 years old in Hamden. [ref]

Sir Harry Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet

British equestrian (1911–1999).

Born July 18th, 1911 in Aberdare.

Died November 15th, 1999 at 88 years old in Abergavenny.

Lawrence Stone

English historian (1919-1999).

Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.

Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).

James White

Northern ireland science fiction author (1928-1999).

Born April 7th, 1928 in Belfast.

Died August 23rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Belfast (stroke).

Jürgen Moser

German mathematician (1928–1999).

Born July 4th, 1928 in Königsberg.

Died December 17th, 1999 at 71 years old in Zurich.

John L. Kelley

American mathematician (1916–1999).

Born December 6th, 1916 in Merriam.

Died November 26th, 1999 at 82 years old in Oakland, Berkeley.

Deaths 326 to 350 of 753

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