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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
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.
Pupella Maggio
Italian actress (1910-1999).
Born April 24th, 1910 in Naples.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 89 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Immanuel Jakobovits
British rabbi, styled baron jakobovits (1921-1999).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Kaliningrad.
Died October 31st, 1999 at 78 years old in St John's Wood.
João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian writer (1920-1999).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Recife.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
James Goldstone
American film and television director (1931-1999).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died November 5th, 1999 at 68 years old in Shaftsbury.
Andrew L. Stone
Film director, screenwriter (1902-1999).
Born July 16th, 1902 in Oakland. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1999 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Giulio Einaudi
Italian book publisher (1912–1999).
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Dogliani.
Died April 5th, 1999 at 87 years old in Magliano Sabina.
Henk Chin A Sen
President of suriname (1934–1999).
Born January 18th, 1934 in Albina.
Died August 11th, 1999 at 65 years old in Paramaribo.
Ntsu Mokhehle
Former prime minister of lesotho (1918–1999).
Born December 26th, 1918 in Teyateyaneng.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 80 years old in Bloemfontein.
Horst Frank
German actor (1929–1999).
Born May 28th, 1929 in Lübeck.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Heidelberg (heart failure, cerebral hemorrhage).
František Vláčil
Czech film director and scriptwriter (1924–1999).
Born February 19th, 1924 in Český Těšín. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1999 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bai Guang
Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999).
Born June 27th, 1921 in Beijing.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kuala Lumpur (colorectal cancer).
Jaime Sabines
Mexican poet (1920–1999).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Died March 19th, 1999 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Reiner Klimke
German equestrian (1936–1999).
Born January 14th, 1936 in Münster.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 63 years old in Münster (myocardial infarction).
Maxim Munzuk
Soviet and russian actor (1910-1999).
Born September 15th, 1910.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 88 years old in Kyzyl.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Spanish galician writer (1910–1999).
Born June 13th, 1910 in Serantes.
Died January 27th, 1999 at 88 years old in Salamanca.
Oscar Cullmann
French theologian (1902-1999).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Strasbourg.
Died January 16th, 1999 at 96 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Willy Millowitsch
German actor and director (1909–1999).
Born January 8th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died September 20th, 1999 at 90 years old in Cologne (heart failure).
Jean Guitton
French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Saint-Étienne.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Kazuo Miyagawa
Japanese cinematographer (1908–1999).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Kyoto.
Died August 7th, 1999 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Riccardo Freda
Italian film director (1909–1999).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Alexandria.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 90 years old in Rome.
Heinz G. Konsalik
German writer (1921–1999).
Born May 28th, 1921 in Cologne.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
Yevgeny Morgunov
Soviet and russian actor (1927–1999).
Born April 27th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche