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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Franjo Tuđman
Croatian politician, soldier and president (1922-1999).
Born May 14th, 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Zagreb (cancer). [ref]
Richard Kiley
American actor (1922-1999).
Born March 31st, 1922 in Chicago.
Died March 5th, 1999 at 76 years old in Warwick (cancer).
Alf Ramsey
English association football player and manager (1920-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Dagenham.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).
Grover Washington, Jr.
American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Kazuo Sakamaki
Japanese navy officer (1918-1999).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Awa.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 81 years old in Toyota.
Glenn T. Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Ishpeming.
Died February 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Lafayette (stroke).
Michael Aris
British academic (1946–1999).
Born March 27th, 1946 in Havana.
Died March 27th, 1999 at 53 years old in Oxford (prostate cancer).
Giant Baba
Japanese professional wrestler (1938-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Sanjō-shi. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1999 at 61 years old in Tokyo (liver failure).
David Ogilvy
British advertising executive.
Born June 23rd, 1911 in West Horsley. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1999 at 88 years old in Château de Touffou. [ref]
Georgios Papadopoulos
Greek soldier and junta leader (1919-1999).
Born May 5th, 1919 in Elaiochori, Achaea.
Died June 27th, 1999 at 80 years old in Athens (cancer).
Ralph Foody
American actor (1928-1999).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Lexington (cancer).
Huntz Hall
Actor.
Born August 15th, 1920 in New York City.
Died January 30th, 1999 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure).
Paul Bowles
American composer and writer (1910–1999).
Born December 30th, 1910 in Queens.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 88 years old in Tangier (heart failure).
Akio Morita
Japanese businessman (1921-1999).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1999 at 78 years old in Saiseikai Central Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Jackson C. Frank
American musician.
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 56 years old in Great Barrington (pneumonia).
Theodore Hall
American physicist (1925–1999).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Far Rockaway.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Cambridge (kidney cancer).
Del Close
Actor, writer, teacher (1934-1999).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Manhattan.
Died March 4th, 1999 at 64 years old in Chicago (pulmonary emphysema).
Sarah Kane
English playwright (1971-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1971 in Brentwood.
Died February 20th, 1999 at 28 years old in King's College Hospital (hanging to death).
Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Boston.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Jay Pritzker
American businessman; uncle of j.b. pritzker.
Born August 26th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Gene Sarazen
American golfer (1902–1999).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.
Dennis Brown
Jamaican reggae singer (1957–1999).
Born February 1st, 1957 in Kingston.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 42 years old in Kingston (pneumothorax).
Mark Sandman
Indie-rock musician, lead singer for band morphine.
Born September 24th, 1952 in Newton.
Died July 3rd, 1999 at 46 years old in Palestrina (myocardial infarction).
James L. Farmer, Jr.
African americans' rights activist (1920-1999).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Marshall.
Died July 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Fredericksburg (diabetes).
Jean Vander Pyl
American voice actress (1919–1999).
Born October 11th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 79 years old in Dana Point (lung cancer).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø