In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Ion Dumitrescu
Romanian sport shooter (1925–1999).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Bucharest.
Died January 25th, 1999 at 73 years old in Bucharest.
Violet Webb
British athlete.
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Willesden.
Died May 27th, 1999 at 84 years old in Northwood.
Pavel Arsyonov
Russian actor and film director (1936–1999).
Born January 5th, 1936 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Sulo Nurmela
(1908-1999) finnish cross-country skier.
Born February 13th, 1908 in Miehikkälä.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamina.
Kjell Rosén
Swedish footballer (1921-1999).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Malmö.
Died June 13th, 1999 at 78 years old in Bunkeflostrand.
Vicente Escrivá
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1913-1999).
Born June 1st, 1913 in Valencia.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Teodor Kocerka
Polish rower (1927–1999).
Born August 6th, 1927 in Bydgoszcz.
Died September 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Vladimir Kirillin
Soviet politician (1913-1999).
Born January 20th, 1913 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Willi Stadel
Olympic gymnast (1912–1999).
Born July 9th, 1912 in Constance.
Died March 23rd, 1999 at 86 years old in Ravensburg.
Ilse Pausin
Figure skater (1919–1999).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1999 at 80 years old
Henry Tiller
Boxer (1914–1999).
Born June 14th, 1914 in Trondheim.
Died May 4th, 1999 at 84 years old in Trondheim.
István Nagy
Hungarian footballer (1939–1999).
Born April 14th, 1939 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1999 at 60 years old [ref]
Josef Holub
Czech botanist and pteridologist (1930-1999).
Born February 5th, 1930 in Mladá Boleslav.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 69 years old in Mladá Boleslav (myocardial infarction).
Lloyd Appleton
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 1st, 1906 in Iowa.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 93 years old in Oberlin.
Leo Amberg
Swiss racing cyclist (1912–1999).
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Ballwil.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 87 years old in Oberriet.
Uxío Novoneyra
Galician poet, writer, and journalist.
Born January 19th, 1930 in Parada, Seoane do Courel, Folgoso do Courel.
Died October 30th, 1999 at 69 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Mirto Davoine
Uruguayan footballer (1933-1999).
Born February 13th, 1933 in Montevideo.
Died December 7th, 1999 at 66 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Trudi Meyer
Gymnast (1914-1999).
Born July 13th, 1914 in Hanover.
Died October 23rd, 1999 at 85 years old in Hanover.
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.
Antonio Pacenza
Boxer (1928–1999).
Born March 18th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Argentina.
Antônio Dias dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1948-1999).
Born June 7th, 1948 in Vera Cruz.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 51 years old in Salvador.
Richard Voliva
American wrestler and coach (1912–1999).
Born October 18th, 1912 in Bloomington.
Died November 2nd, 1999 at 87 years old in Amherst.
Robert Perew
American rower (1923-1999).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died November 14th, 1999 at 76 years old in Denton.
Adolf Christian
Road bicycle racer (1934–1999).
Born June 3rd, 1934 in Vienna.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Oddmund Andersen
Norwegian footballer (1915-1999).
Born December 21st, 1915 in Mjøndalen.
Died November 23rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Mjøndalen.
Deaths 676 to 700 of 756
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder