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In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
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, Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
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]
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.
Doreen Valiente
English writer (1922–1999).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Surrey.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 77 years old in Brighton.
Gwen Guthrie
American singer-songwriter.
Born July 9th, 1950 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1999 at 48 years old in Orange (uterine cancer).
Muslimgauze
British electronic musician.
Born June 17th, 1961 in Manchester.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 37 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
Augustus Pablo
Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist (1954-1999).
Born June 21st, 1954 in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Saul Steinberg
American cartoonist (1914-1999).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Betty Robinson
Athletics competitor (1911-1999).
Born August 23rd, 1911 in Riverdale.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 87 years old in Denver.
Bruce Fairbairn
Canadian record producer (1949–1999).
Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Jack Lynch
Taoiseach of ireland; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Cork.
Died October 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Dublin (cerebrovascular disease).
Frank De Vol
American composer and arranger (1911–1999).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Moundsville.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 88 years old in Lafayette.
Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (1933–1999).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Manchester.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Jacksonville.
Brownie Mary
American medical cannabis activist (1922–1999).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 76 years old in Forest Hill (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 690
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