In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Mary Kay Bergman
American voice actress.
Born June 5th, 1961 in Los Angeles.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 38 years old in West Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
Victor Mature
American actor (1913–1999).
Born January 29th, 1913 in Louisville.
Died August 4th, 1999 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (leukemia).
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1921–1999).
Born March 28th, 1921 in West Hampstead.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 78 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Rajendra Kumar
Indian actor.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Sialkot.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Rory Calhoun
Actor, producer, screenwriter (1922-1999).
Born August 8th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 76 years old in Burbank (diabetes). [ref]
Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman (1911–1999).
Born February 19th, 1911 in Portland.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 88 years old in Fossil. [ref]
Rick Danko
Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (1943–1999).
Born December 29th, 1943 in Ontario.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 55 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931–1999).
Born September 24th, 1931 in London.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 67 years old in Jensen Beach (kidney cancer).
Gary M. Heidnik
American serial killer (1943–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Eastlake.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 55 years old in Centre County (lethal injection).
Gene Siskel
American film critic (1946–1999).
Born January 26th, 1946 in Chicago.
Died February 20th, 1999 at 53 years old in Evanston (brain cancer).
Mel Tormé
American recording artist (1925–1999).
Born September 13th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died June 5th, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Desmond Llewelyn
British actor (1914-1999).
Born September 12th, 1914 in Newport.
Died December 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in East Sussex (car collision, traffic collision).
Sylvia Sidney
American actress (1910-1999).
Born August 8th, 1910 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first prime minister and president of tanzania (1922–1999).
Born April 13th, 1922 in Butiama.
Died October 14th, 1999 at 77 years old in London (leukemia).
Cassie Bernall
Victim of the columbine high school massacre (1981–1999).
Born November 6th, 1981 in Wheat Ridge.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 17 years old in Columbine (gunshot wound).
Gorilla Monsoon
American professional wrestler (1937-1999).
Born June 4th, 1937 in Rochester.
Died October 6th, 1999 at 62 years old in Willingboro Township (heart failure).
Iron Eyes Cody
American actor (1904–1999).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Vermilion Parish.
Died January 4th, 1999 at 94 years old in Los Angeles.
Hoyt Axton
American musician (1938–1999).
Born March 25th, 1938 in Duncan.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 61 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999).
Born October 18th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Brion James
American actor (1945–1999).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Redlands.
Died August 7th, 1999 at 54 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction).
Pete Conrad
American astronaut.
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 69 years old in Ojai (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born british writer and philosopher (1919–1999).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1999 at 79 years old in Oxford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
David Strickland
American actor (1969–1999).
Born October 14th, 1969 in Glen Cove.
Died March 22nd, 1999 at 29 years old in Las Vegas (hanging).
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Indian politician (1918-1999).
Born August 19th, 1918 in Bhopal.
Died December 26th, 1999 at 81 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
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