In the year 1999
756 Notable deaths
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 (1961–1999).
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 Parish.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure).
Saul Steinberg
Romanian-american cartoonist (1914-1999).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Râmnicu Sărat.
Died May 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Manhattan.
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).
Joe Williams
American jazz singer (1918–1999).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Cordele.
Died March 29th, 1999 at 80 years old in Las Vegas.
Ilmari Juutilainen
Finnish flying ace (1914–1999).
Born February 21st, 1914 in Lieksa. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1999 at 85 years old in Tuusula.
Bernard Buffet
French painter (1928–1999).
Born July 10th, 1928 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in Tourtour (asphyxia). [ref]
Peter Jeffrey
British television and film actor (1929-1999).
Born April 18th, 1929 in Bristol.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 70 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (prostate cancer).
Ester Boserup
Danish economist (1910–1999).
Born May 18th, 1910 in Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1999 at 89 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Viktor Chebrikov
Kgb officer (1923-1999).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Bert Remsen
American film actor and casting director (1925-1999).
Born February 25th, 1925 in Glen Cove.
Died April 22nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian catholic priest, archbishop of olinda and recife (1909–1999).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Fortaleza.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 90 years old in Recife (cardiac arrest).
Charlie Byrd
American jazz guitarist (1925–1999).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Suffolk.
Died December 2nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Annapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Vazgen Sargsyan
Military commander, politician (1959-1999).
Born March 5th, 1959 in Ararat.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 40 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).
Daisy Bates
American civil rights activist (1914–1999).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Huttig.
Died November 4th, 1999 at 84 years old in Little Rock.
Jacques Lecoq
French drama teacher (1921-1999).
Born December 15th, 1921 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Willi Stoph
German politician (1914–1999).
Born July 9th, 1914 in Schöneberg.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Ed Gilbert
American actor and biologist (1931–1999).
Born June 29th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
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