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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Günter Strack
German actor (1929–1999).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Darmstadt.
Died January 18th, 1999 at 69 years old in Münchsteinach.
Ilya Musin
Russian conductor and teacher (1904-1999).
Born January 6th, 1904 in Kostroma.
Died June 6th, 1999 at 95 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hiroshi Hamaya
Japanese photographer (1915–1999).
Born March 28th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in Tokyo.
Ayako Miura
Japanese novelist (1922–1999).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Asahikawa.
Died October 12th, 1999 at 77 years old in Asahikawa (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
João Carlos de Oliveira
Athletics competitor (1954-1999).
Born May 28th, 1954 in Pindamonhangaba.
Died May 29th, 1999 at 45 years old in São Paulo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Gladys Yang
British translator of chinese literature (1919–1999).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Beijing. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1999 at 80 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Demetrio B. Lakas
President of panama (1925-1999).
Born August 29th, 1925 in Colón City.
Died November 2nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Panama City.
Flávio Costa
Brazilian footballer and manager (1906–1999).
Born September 14th, 1906 in Carangola.
Died November 22nd, 1999 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Fritz Leonhardt
German engineer (1909–1999).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Stuttgart.
Died December 30th, 1999 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
György Sebők
Hungarian musician (1922–1999).
Born November 2nd, 1922 in Szeged.
Died November 14th, 1999 at 77 years old in Bloomington.
Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung
Indonesian politician (1921-1999).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Gianyar.
Died April 22nd, 1999 at 77 years old in Gianyar.
Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
Iraqi poet (1926–1999).
Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.
Fritz Fischer
German historian (1908–1999).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Ludwigsstadt.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
William Pleeth
British cellist (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in London.
Died April 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in London.
Greg
Comics artist and writer (1931–1999).
Born May 5th, 1931 in Ixelles.
Died October 29th, 1999 at 68 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aneurysm).
Shafik Wazzan
Prime minister of lebanon (1925-1999).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Beirut.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in Beirut.
Anna Shchetinina
Soviet sea captain (1908–1999).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Okeanskaya.
Died September 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in Vladivostok.
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Biochemist (1910-1999).
Born July 29th, 1910 in Wrocław.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 88 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Lembit Oll
Estonian chess player (1966–1999).
Born April 23rd, 1966 in Kohtla-Järve.
Died May 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Tallinn (falling). [ref]
Heinz Schubert
German actor (1925–1999).
Born November 12th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1999 at 73 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Georg Tintner
Austrian musician (1917–1999).
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Vienna.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Halifax (suicide by jumping from height).
Didier Anzieu
French psychoanalyst and academic (1923–1999).
Died November 25th, 1999 at 76 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī
Syrian writer (1909-1999).
Born June 12th, 1909 in Damascus.
Died June 18th, 1999 at 90 years old in Jeddah.
Darling Légitimus
French actress.
Born November 21st, 1907 in Le Carbet.
Died December 7th, 1999 at 92 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Emiliano Tardif
Canadian priest (1928–1999).
Born June 6th, 1928 in Saint-Zacharie.
Died June 8th, 1999 at 71 years old in San Antonio de Arredondo.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy