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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Walter Schleger
Austrian footballer (1929-1999).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Prague.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 70 years old
Boris Kuznetsov
Soviet footballer (1928-1999).
Born July 14th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Josane Sigart
Belgian tennis player (1909–1999).
Born January 7th, 1909 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1999 at 90 years old [ref]
Hans-Peter Friedländer
Swiss footballer (1920-1999).
Born November 6th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died July 15th, 1999 at 78 years old
Rawilja Agletdinowa
Belarusian athletics competitor (1960-1999).
Born February 10th, 1960 in Bokhtar.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 39 years old in Zhlobin (traffic collision).
Isidore de Souza
Beninese archbishop (1934-1999).
Born April 4th, 1934 in Ouidah.
Died March 13th, 1999 at 64 years old in Cotonou (myocardial infarction).
Harald Philipp
German film director and producer (1921–1999).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Hamburg.
Died July 5th, 1999 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Roger Rio
French footballer (1913-1999).
Born February 13th, 1913 in Dunkirk.
Died April 23rd, 1999 at 86 years old in Seine-Maritime.
Vittorio Miele
Italian painter (1926-1999).
Born November 24th, 1926 in Cassino.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 72 years old in Cassino.
Efim Fradkin
Soviet physicist (1924-1999).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Ščadryn.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Hermann Panzo
French athlete (1958–1999).
Born February 8th, 1958 in Saint-Esprit.
Died July 30th, 1999 at 41 years old in Fort-de-France (stroke).
Leonid Sedov
Russian physicist (1907-1999).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Bernhard Paus
Orthopedic surgeon (1910–1999).
Born November 9th, 1910 in Oslo. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1999 at 88 years old in Agadir. [ref]
Maria Krüger
Polish children´s book author and journalist.
Born September 6th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Josef Doležal
Czechoslovak racewalker (1920-1999).
Born December 12th, 1920 in Příbram.
Died January 28th, 1999 at 78 years old in Prague.
Josefina Plá
Paraguayan sculptor, ceramist, dramatist, poet, and historian (1903–1999).
Born November 9th, 1903 in Lobos Island.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 95 years old in Asunción.
Barat Shakinskaya
Azerbaijani actress (1914-1999).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Shusha.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 84 years old in Baku.
Hank Herring
American boxer (1922–1999).
Born June 19th, 1922 in St. Petersburg.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 76 years old in Lemoore.
Lotti van der Gaag
Dutch sculptor and painter (1923-1999).
Born December 18th, 1923 in The Hague.
Died February 20th, 1999 at 75 years old in Nieuwegein.
Henri Romagnesi
Mycologist (1912–1999).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Paris.
Died January 18th, 1999 at 86 years old in Draveil.
Jean-Marie Adiaffi
Writer and filmmaker (1941–1999).
Born January 1st, 1941 in Bettié. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1999 at 58 years old in Abidjan.
Charles Green
British bobsledder and fighter pilot (1914–1999).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 85 years old in Owen Sound.
Guillermo Arellano
Chilean footballer (1908-1999).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Santiago.
Died February 16th, 1999 at 90 years old in Chile.
Ion Dumitrescu
Romanian sport shooter (1925–1999).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Bucharest.
Died January 25th, 1999 at 73 years old in Bucharest.
Henk Pellikaan
Dutch footballer (1910-1999).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Leerdam.
Died July 24th, 1999 at 88 years old in Tilburg.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder