In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Michel Petrucciani
French jazz pianist.
Born December 28th, 1962 in Orange.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 36 years old in Manhattan.
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).
Lionel Bart
British writer and composer of pop music and musicals.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Stepney.
Died April 3rd, 1999 at 68 years old in Hammersmith (liver cancer).
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 May 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]
Benjamin Bloom
American psychologist (1913–1999).
Born February 21st, 1913 in Lansford.
Died September 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Chicago.
Guy Mitchell
American pop singer (1927-1999).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Detroit.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (surgical complications).
Edward Dmytryk
American film director (1908–1999).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Grand Forks. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 90 years old in Encino (kidney failure).
Zoë Lund
American performer and writer (1962–1999).
Born February 9th, 1962 in New York City.
Died April 16th, 1999 at 37 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
Mary Ainsworth
American-canadian psychologist & scholar.
Born December 1st, 1913 in Glendale.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 85 years old in Charlottesville.
Albert Popwell
American actor (1926-1999).
Born July 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Kirk Alyn
American actor (1910-1999).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Oxford.
Died March 14th, 1999 at 88 years old in The Woodlands.
Amália Rodrigues
Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1920 in Lisbon, Freguesia da Pena.
Died October 6th, 1999 at 79 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
Rex Allen
American film actor, singer and songwriter (1920–1999).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Willcox.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
Albanian islamic scholar (1914–1999).
Born August 16th, 1914 in Shkodër.
Died October 3rd, 1999 at 85 years old in Amman.
Elliot Richardson
American lawyer and politician (1920-1999).
Born July 20th, 1920 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 79 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lili St. Cyr
American model and burlesque performer (1918-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Kharkiv.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
M. N. Srinivas
Indian anthropologist.
Born November 16th, 1916 in Mysore. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1999 at 83 years old [ref]
Fabrizio De André
Italian singer-songwriter (1940-1999).
Born February 18th, 1940 in Genoa.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 58 years old in Milan (lung cancer).
Hillary Brooke
American film actress (1914–1999).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Astoria.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Bonsall.
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