In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Paolo Dezza
Catholic cardinal (1901–1999).
Born December 13th, 1901 in Parma.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 98 years old in Rome.
Luboš Fišer
Czech composer (1935–1999).
Born September 30th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1999 at 63 years old in Prague. [ref]
Petr Shelokhonov
Russian actor and director.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Hajduki.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hilde Krahl
Austrian actress (1917–1999).
Born January 10th, 1917 in Slavonski Brod.
Died June 28th, 1999 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Anatoliy Solovyanenko
Ukrainian singer (1932-1999).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Donetsk.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 66 years old in Kozyn (myocardial infarction).
William McCrea
English astronomer and mathematician (1904–1999).
Born December 13th, 1904 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1999 at 94 years old in Lewes.
John Cannon
Canadian racing driver.
Born June 21st, 1933 in London.
Died October 18th, 1999 at 66 years old in Quemado.
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
Indian politician (1925–1999).
Born February 8th, 1925.
Died June 17th, 1999 at 74 years old in Prayagraj.
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Iraqi twelver shi'a cleric (1943-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Najaf.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 55 years old in Najaf.
Ellen Hall
American actress.
Born April 18th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died March 24th, 1999 at 75 years old in Bellevue.
Berkeley L. Bunker
American politician (1906-1999).
Born August 12th, 1906 in St. Thomas.
Died January 21st, 1999 at 92 years old in Las Vegas.
Jaroslav Foglar
Czech comics screenwriter and writer (1907-1999).
Born July 6th, 1907 in Prague.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 91 years old in Thomayer Hospital.
Fulvio Tomizza
Italian writer (1935–1999).
Born January 26th, 1935 in Juricani.
Died May 21st, 1999 at 64 years old in Trieste.
Viktor Safronov
Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Aleksander Gieysztor
Polish historian (1916–1999).
Born July 17th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died February 9th, 1999 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Dolf van der Linden
Dutch conductor and composer (1915-1999).
Born June 22nd, 1915 in Vlaardingen.
Died January 30th, 1999 at 83 years old in Weesp (disease).
Michel Seuphor
Designer, draughtsman, painter (1901-1999).
Born March 10th, 1901 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1999 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Roland Blanche
French actor (1943–1999).
Born December 31st, 1943 in Choisy-le-Roi.
Died September 13th, 1999 at 55 years old in Thiais (myocardial infarction).
Maria Stader
Swiss operatic soprano (1911–1999).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Zurich.
Guido Pontecorvo
Italian geneticist (1907–1999).
Born November 29th, 1907 in Pisa.
Died September 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in Pisa.
Marie Kraja
Albanian opera singer (1911–1999).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Zadar. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1999 at 88 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
Danish footballer (1922-1999).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Lumby.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 76 years old in Odense.
Alfred Bickel
Swiss footballer (1918-1999).
Born May 12th, 1918 in Eppstein.
Died August 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Marcel Landowski
French composer (1915–1999).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 84 years old in Paris.
Ibragim Gasanbekov
Azerbaijani footballer (1969-1999).
Born October 25th, 1969 in Khasavyurt.
Died July 3rd, 1999 at 29 years old in Makhachkala (traffic collision).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz