In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
Lois Hamilton
American model, actress, artist, author, and aviator (1952–1999).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drug overdose).
Candy Candido
American actor (1913–1999).
Born December 25th, 1913 in New Orleans.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Jerzy Grotowski
Polish theatre director.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Rzeszów.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Pontedera.
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).
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]
Isa II of Bahrain
Emir of bahrain (1961-1999).
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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]
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.
John Chafee
United states senator (1922–1999).
Born October 22nd, 1922 in Providence.
Died October 24th, 1999 at 77 years old in Bethesda.
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).
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).
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.
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).
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.
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]
T. R. Rajakumari
Indian actress (1922-1999).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Thanjavur.
Died September 20th, 1999 at 77 years old in Chennai.
Ananda Shankar
Indian musician (1942–1999).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Almora.
Died March 26th, 1999 at 56 years old in Kolkata.
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Indian bengali−english writer and man of letters (1897–1999).
Born November 23rd, 1897 in Bengal.
Died August 1st, 1999 at 101 years old in Oxford.
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
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson