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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Clayton Moore
American actor (1914-1999).
Born September 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1999 at 85 years old in West Hills (myocardial infarction).
Lena Zavaroni
Scottish singer (1963–1999).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Greenock.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 35 years old in Rothesay (pneumonia).
Roger Troutman
American musician (1951–1999).
Born November 29th, 1951 in Hamilton.
Died April 25th, 1999 at 47 years old in Good Samaritan Hospital.
Bill Owen
British actor and songwriter (1914–1999).
Born March 14th, 1914 in London.
Died July 12th, 1999 at 85 years old in Highgate (pancreatic cancer).
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American novelist and editor.
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Albany. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Bob Peck
British actor (1945-1999).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Leeds. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1999 at 53 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Hassan II
King of morocco from 1961 to 1999.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 70 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Faith Domergue
American actress.
Born June 16th, 1924 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Susan Strasberg
American film and stage actress (1938-1999).
Born May 22nd, 1938 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1999 at 60 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Hank Snow
Canadian musician (1914–1999).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1999 at 85 years old in Tennessee (heart failure). [ref]
Yehudi Menuhin
American violinist and conductor (1916–1999).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1999 at 82 years old in Berlin (bronchitis). [ref]
Quentin Crisp
English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Sutton.
Died November 21st, 1999 at 90 years old in Chorlton-cum-Hardy (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Heller
American writer (1923–1999).
Born May 1st, 1923 in New York City, Coney Island. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1999 at 76 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Moondog
American composer.
Born May 26th, 1916 in Marysville.
Died September 8th, 1999 at 83 years old in Münster.
Malcolm Marshall
West indian cricketer (1958-1999).
Born April 18th, 1958 in Bridgetown.
Died November 4th, 1999 at 41 years old in Barbados (colorectal cancer).
Ruth Roman
American actress (1922-1999).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Lynn.
Died September 9th, 1999 at 76 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).
Screaming Lord Sutch
British singer, radio personality, politician (1940–1999).
Born November 10th, 1940 in Hampstead.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 58 years old in South Harrow.
Pee Wee Reese
American baseball player and coach.
Born July 23rd, 1918 in Ekron. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1999 at 81 years old in Louisville (lung cancer). [ref]
Harry Blackmun
Us supreme court justice from 1970 to 1994.
Born November 12th, 1908 in Nashville.
Died March 4th, 1999 at 90 years old in Arlington County.
Ernie Wise
English comedian (1925-1999).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Bramley.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 73 years old in Wexham.
Ian Bannen
Scottish character actor and occasional leading man (1928-1999).
Born June 29th, 1928 in Airdrie. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Loch Ness (car collision). [ref]
Robert Bresson
French film director (1901–1999).
Born September 25th, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 98 years old in Paris.
John Ehrlichman
American lawyer, watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999).
Born March 20th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died February 14th, 1999 at 73 years old in Atlanta (diabetes).
Catfish Hunter
American baseball player (1946-1999).
Born April 8th, 1946 in Hertford.
Died September 9th, 1999 at 53 years old in Hertford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Raisa Gorbacheva
Wife of soviet leader mikhail gorbachev (1932-1999).
Born January 5th, 1932 in Rubtsovsk. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1999 at 67 years old in Münster (leukemia). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr