In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Yakov Rylsky
Soviet fencer (1928–1999).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Shemonaikha District.
Died December 9th, 1999 at 71 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999).
Born January 28th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died July 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson.
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician (1912–1999).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Volyn. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Karl Krolow
German poet and translator (1915-1999).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Hanover.
Died June 21st, 1999 at 84 years old in Darmstadt.
Lagumot Harris
Nauruan politician (1938-1999).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Nauru.
Died September 8th, 1999 at 60 years old in Melbourne.
Karl Lieffen
Actor (1926-1999).
Died January 13th, 1999 at 72 years old in Starnberg (brain cancer).
Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda
Colombian anthropologist (1921–1999).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Socorro.
Died September 2nd, 1999 at 77 years old in Bogotá.
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Chen Yanyan
Chinese actress (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Shanghai.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Kalju Lepik
Estonian poet (1920–1999).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Koeru Rural Municipality.
Died May 30th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Ortvin Sarapu
Estonian–new zealand chess player (1924-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Narva.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 75 years old in Auckland.
Enrique Cadícamo
Argentine music composer and writer of italian parentage (1900–1999).
Born July 15th, 1900 in General Rodríguez.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 99 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure).
Lars Bo
Danish artist and writer (1924-1999).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Kolding.
Died October 21st, 1999 at 75 years old in Paris.
Allen Stack
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died September 12th, 1999 at 71 years old in Honolulu.
Ernst Günther
Swedish actor and director (1933-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1933 in Karlskrona.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 66 years old in Glemmingebro (diabetes).
Lloyd La Beach
Athletics competitor (1922-1999).
Born June 28th, 1922 in Panama City.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City.
Helmut Radach
German rower (1915–1999).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 84 years old [ref]
Guy Tunmer
South african racing driver.
Born December 1st, 1948 in Ficksburg.
Died June 22nd, 1999 at 50 years old in South Africa.
Abraham Kurland
Danish wrestler (1912-1999).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Odense.
Died March 14th, 1999 at 86 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Francesc Rovira Beleta
Catalan spanish film director.
Born September 25th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died June 23rd, 1999 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Fred Tiedt
Irish boxer (1935–1999).
Born October 16th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died June 15th, 1999 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Tarmo Uusivirta
Finnish boxer (1957-1999).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1999 at 42 years old in Jyväskylä.
Jean-Pierre Darras
French actor (1927-1999).
Born November 26th, 1927 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 5th, 1999 at 71 years old in Créteil (cancer).
Jiří Pelikán
Czech publicist and politician (1923–1999).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Olomouc, Spálené Poříčí. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1999 at 76 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Keith Gledhill
Us tennis player (1911-1999).
Born February 16th, 1911 in Santa Barbara.
Died June 2nd, 1999 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 756
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