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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
Henry Jones
American actor of stage, film and television.
Born August 1st, 1912 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (fall). [ref]
Betty Lou Gerson
American actress (1914-1999).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Chattanooga.
Died January 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwean politician (1917-1999).
Born June 19th, 1917 in Semokwe.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Harare (prostate cancer).
Alan Clark
British politician (1928-1999).
Born April 13th, 1928 in London, Paddington.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 71 years old in Kent (brain cancer).
Forrest Mars
American businessman (1904–1999).
Born March 21st, 1904 in Wadena.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 95 years old in Miami.
Sandra Gould
American actress and writer (1916-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Joe D'Amato
Italian film director (1936–1999).
Born December 15th, 1936 in Rome.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 62 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Frankie Vaughan
English traditional pop music singer (1928-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died September 17th, 1999 at 71 years old in High Wycombe (cardiovascular disease).
Kusumagraj
Poet, playwright and novelist in marathi.
Born February 27th, 1912 in Pune.
Died March 10th, 1999 at 87 years old in Nashik.
Allen Funt
American television director (1914-1999).
Born September 16th, 1914 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 84 years old in Pebble Beach (stroke).
Hermine Braunsteiner
Austrian concentration camp guard.
Born July 16th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 1999 at 79 years old in Bochum.
Doug Sahm
American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1941–1999).
Born November 6th, 1941 in San Antonio.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 58 years old in Taos (myocardial infarction).
Garson Kanin
American film and theatre director, playwright, screenwriter (1912-1999).
Born November 24th, 1912 in Rochester.
Died November 24th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City.
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunt.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
John Archer
American actor (1915-1999).
Born May 8th, 1915 in Osceola.
Died December 5th, 1999 at 84 years old in Redmond (lung cancer). [ref]
John Stapp
American academic.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Bahia.
Died November 13th, 1999 at 89 years old in Alamogordo.
Michel Petrucciani
French jazz pianist.
Born December 28th, 1962 in Orange.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 36 years old in New York City.
Skip Spence
Canadian-american musician (1946–1999).
Born April 18th, 1946 in Windsor.
Died April 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999).
Born November 7th, 1922 in New Orleans.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 76 years old in New Orleans (liver disease).
Charles Rogers
American actor and jazz musician (1904-1999).
Born August 13th, 1904 in Olathe.
Died April 21st, 1999 at 94 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Barış Manço
Turkish musician (1943–1999).
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1999 at 56 years old in Kadıköy (myocardial infarction).
Henri d’Orléans
Head of the house of orléans (1940-1999).
Born July 5th, 1908 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Cherisy (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dimitri Tsafendas
Assassin of south african prime minister hendrik verwoerd (1918–1999).
Born January 14th, 1918 in Maputo.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 81 years old in Krugersdorp (pneumonia).
Anita Carter
American singer (1933–1999).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Maces Spring.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 66 years old in Goodlettsville (rheumatoid arthritis).
Greg Moore
Canadian open-wheel racing driver.
Born April 22nd, 1975 in New Westminster.
Died October 31st, 1999 at 24 years old in Loma Linda University Medical Center. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 690
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