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In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
János Parti
Hungarian sprint canoer (1932–1999).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Ed Rimkus
Olympic bobsledder (1913–1999).
Born August 10th, 1913 in Schenectady.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 85 years old in Long Beach.
Paul Kozlicek
Austrian footballer (1937-1999).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 1999 at 62 years old in Seville.
Prince Henri d'Orléans
Head of the house of orléans (1940-1999).
Born July 5th, 1908 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache.
Died June 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Cherisy (prostate cancer).
Gordon Smith
American ice hockey player (1908–1999).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Winchester.
Died October 22nd, 1999 at 91 years old in Boston.
Tamás Mendelényi
Hungarian olympic champion swordsman, coach (1936-1999).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in Budapest.
Died September 6th, 1999 at 63 years old in Várgesztes.
Rose Mbowa
Ugandan writer and actress.
Born January 18th, 1943 in Kabale.
Died February 11th, 1999 at 56 years old
Arturo Fernández
Peruvian footballer (1906-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1910 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1999 at 89 years old in Lima. [ref]
Roger Rondeaux
French racing cyclist (1920–1999).
Born April 15th, 1920 in Mareuil-le-Port.
Died January 24th, 1999 at 78 years old in La Rochelle.
Jean Levavasseur
Fencer (1924–1999).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Chatou.
Died February 10th, 1999 at 74 years old in Poissy.
Arvo Viitanen
Cross-country skier.
Born April 12th, 1924 in Uurainen.
Died April 29th, 1999 at 75 years old in Anjalankoski.
Leyla Vakilova
Azerbaijani ballerina (1927–1999).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Baku.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 72 years old in Baku.
Tatevik Sazandaryan
Soviet opera singer and music educator (1916–1999).
Born September 2nd, 1916 in Khndzoresk.
Died October 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in Yerevan.
Umyar Mavlikhanov
Fencer (1937-1999).
Born September 24th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died July 14th, 1999 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Kravtsov
Soviet handball player (1949–1999).
Born October 19th, 1949 in Alytus.
Died December 4th, 1999 at 50 years old
Ernst Nievergelt
Swiss racing cyclist (1910-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Affoltern am Albis.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 89 years old in Kappel am Albis.
Luz Machado
Venezuelan writer.
Born February 3rd, 1916 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died August 11th, 1999 at 83 years old in Caracas.
Hermann Baumann
Olympic wrestler.
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Switzerland. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1999 at 78 years old [ref]
Yevhen Ivchenko
Ukrainian soviet racewalker (1938–1999).
Born June 26th, 1938 in Iskryskivshchyna.
Died June 2nd, 1999 at 60 years old
Aldona Nenėnienė
Soviet handball player (1949–1999).
Born October 13th, 1949 in Daugirdai.
Died April 3rd, 1999 at 49 years old in Kaunas.
Andrey Kursanov
Soviet biochemist (1902-1999).
Born November 8th, 1902 in Moscow, Kulakovo.
Died September 20th, 1999 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Willy Bandholz
German handball player (1912–1999).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schenefeld.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 86 years old in Minden.
Sándor Holczreiter
Hungarian weightlifter (1946–1999).
Born July 18th, 1946 in Füzesabony.
Died December 14th, 1999 at 53 years old in Tatabánya.
Arne Ileby
Norwegian footballer (1913-1999).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Norway.
Francisco Risiglione
Argentine boxer.
Born January 18th, 1917 in Rosario.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 82 years old
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