In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Hillary Brooke
American film actress (1914–1999).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Astoria.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Bonsall.
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator and critic of arab nationalist (1913–1999).
Born December 5th, 1913 in Raebareli.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 86 years old in Raebareli. [ref]
Ted Arison
Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1924-1999).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Zichron Yaakov.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Jerzy Grotowski
Polish theatre director.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Rzeszów.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Pontedera.
Isa II of Bahrain
Emir of bahrain (1961-1999).
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
Douglas Seale
British actor (1913–1999).
Born October 28th, 1913 in London.
Died June 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Roy Chiao
Chinese actor (1927-1999).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle.
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
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).
Martin Ritt
American film director (1914–1990).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Novelist and short story writer of malayalam language (1912–1999).
Born April 17th, 1912 in Thakazhy.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 86 years old in Alappuzha.
Milt Jackson
American musician (1923–1999).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]
Gar Samuelson
American drummer (1958–1999).
Born February 18th, 1958 in Chautauqua County.
Died July 14th, 1999 at 41 years old in Orange City (liver cirrhosis).
Wassily Leontief
Russian economist (1906-1999).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City.
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
British judge (1899-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1899 in Whitchurch.
Died March 5th, 1999 at 100 years old in Winchester (internal bleeding).
João Figueiredo
Brazilian politician and military officer, 30th president of brazil from 1979 to 1985.
Born January 15th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 24th, 1999 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease).
John Chafee
United states senator (1922–1999).
Born October 22nd, 1922 in Providence.
Died October 24th, 1999 at 77 years old in Bethesda.
Bethel Leslie
American actress (1929-1999).
Born August 3rd, 1929 in New York City.
Died November 28th, 1999 at 70 years old in New York City (cancer).
Durgawati Devi
Indian revolutionary (1907-1999).
Born October 7th, 1907.
Died October 15th, 1999 at 92 years old in Ghaziabad district.
Ananda Shankar
Indian musician (1942–1999).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Almora.
Died March 26th, 1999 at 56 years old in Kolkata.
Momčilo Đujić
Croatian serb chetnik commander (1907-1999).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Kovačić.
Died September 11th, 1999 at 92 years old in San Diego.
Augustus Pablo
Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist (1954-1999).
Born June 21st, 1954 in Saint Andrew Parish.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure).
T. R. Rajakumari
Indian actress (1922-1999).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Thanjavur.
Died September 20th, 1999 at 77 years old in Chennai.
Charles Brown
American blues singer and pianist (1922-1999).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Texas City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1999 at 76 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Dennis W. Sciama
British physicist (1926–1999).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 73 years old in Oxford.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 756
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