In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
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).
Phoebe Snetsinger
American birder (1931–1999).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Lake Zurich.
Died November 23rd, 1999 at 68 years old in Madagascar (traffic collision).
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).
Henry Jones
American actor of stage, film and television (1912-1999).
Born August 1st, 1912 in New Jersey.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (falling from height).
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.
Allan Carr
Film, tv and theatre producer, screenwriter (1937-1999).
Born May 27th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 1999 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (liver cancer).
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).
Michael McDowell
American novelist and screenwriter (1950-1999).
Born June 1st, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 1999 at 49 years old in Boston (death from AIDS-related complications).
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 (1919–1999).
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.
Paul Mellon
American art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner (1907-1999).
Born June 11th, 1907 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 1st, 1999 at 91 years old in Upperville.
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
John Archer
American actor (1915-1999).
Born May 9th, 1915 in Osceola.
Died December 5th, 1999 at 84 years old in Redmond (lung cancer).
John Stapp
American career u.s. air force officer, flight surgeon, physician, and biophysicist (1910–1999).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Bahia.
Died November 13th, 1999 at 89 years old in Alamogordo.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami