In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Siegfried Lowitz
German actor (1914-1999).
Born September 22nd, 1914 in Berlin.
Died June 27th, 1999 at 84 years old in Munich.
Igor M. Diakonoff
Russian historian and linguist (1915-1999).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vladimir Kondrashin
Russian basketball coach (1929–1999).
Born January 14th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alain Peyrefitte
French scholar and politician (1925–1999).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Najac.
Died November 27th, 1999 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob
Iranian professor of persian culture and literature (1923–1999).
Born May 19th, 1923 in Borujerd.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 76 years old in Tehran.
Rebecca Elson
Canadian astronomer and writer (1960–1999).
Born January 2nd, 1960 in Montreal.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 39 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Gary Jennings
American novelist (1928–1999).
Born September 20th, 1928 in Buena Vista.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 70 years old in Pompton Lakes.
John Ngu Foncha
Cameroonian politician.
Born June 21st, 1916 in Bamenda.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 82 years old in Bamenda.
Syd Owen
English footballer and manager (1922-1999).
Born September 29th, 1922 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1999 at 76 years old in Leeds.
Riccardo Cucciolla
Italian actor (1924–1999).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Bari.
Died September 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Rome.
Maris Wrixon
American actress (1916-1999).
Born December 28th, 1916 in Billings.
Died October 16th, 1999 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Yury Zakharanka
Belarusian general (1952-1999).
Born January 4th, 1952 in Vasilyevichy.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 47 years old
Johannes Käbin
Estonian politician (1905-1999).
Born September 24th, 1905 in Rannu Rural Municipality.
Died October 25th, 1999 at 94 years old in Tallinn.
Jack Sepkoski
American paleontologist (1948-1999).
Born July 26th, 1948 in Presque Isle.
Died May 1st, 1999 at 50 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Ibrahim Böhme
German politician (1944-1999).
Born November 18th, 1944 in Leipzig.
Died November 22nd, 1999 at 55 years old in Neustrelitz.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Nurse and an inventor.
Born December 31st, 1928 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1999 at 70 years old in Jamaica.
Vladimir Yashchenko
Soviet ukrainian athlete.
Born January 12th, 1959 in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1999 at 40 years old in Zaporizhzhia (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Leonard Petrosyan
Armenian politician (1953-1999).
Born October 13th, 1953 in Khojavend.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 46 years old in Yerevan.
Chen Xilian
Chinese general (1915-1999).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Hong'an County.
Died June 10th, 1999 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Umberto Maglioli
Italian racecar driver (1928–1999).
Born June 5th, 1928 in Bioglio.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Monza.
Hideo Itokawa
Japanese aerospace engineer (1912-1999).
Born July 20th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 86 years old in Maruko.
Maria Alba
Spanish film actress (1910-1999).
Born March 19th, 1910 in Barcelona.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 89 years old in San Diego.
Margherita Guarducci
Italian archaeologist and epigraphist (1902-1999).
Born December 20th, 1902 in Florence.
Died September 2nd, 1999 at 96 years old in Rome.
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
Soviet and turkmen politician (1922-1999).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 77 years old in Ashgabat.
Celso Torrelio
Bolivian president (1933-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1933 in Chuquisaca Department.
Died April 23rd, 1999 at 65 years old in La Paz.
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