In the year 1999
690 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Born May 18th, 1910 in Copenhagen. [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.
Born June 29th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Marguerite Chapman
American actress (1918-1999).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Chatham.
Died August 31st, 1999 at 81 years old in Burbank (disease).
Charles Crichton
English film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1910-1999).
Born August 6th, 1910 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1999 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Amintore Fanfani
Italian politician statesman (1908–1999).
Born February 6th, 1908 in Pieve Santo Stefano.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 91 years old in Rome.
Oswaldo Guayasamín
Ecuadorian painter.
Born July 6th, 1919 in Quito. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1999 at 79 years old in Spain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helen Forrest
American singer (1917-1999).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
Ashley Montagu
British-american anthropologist.
Born June 28th, 1905 in Mile End. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1999 at 94 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Vanessa Brown
Austrian-born american actress (1928-1999).
Born March 24th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died May 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer).
Kami
Japanese drummer (1972-1999).
Born February 1st, 1972 in Ibaraki.
Died June 21st, 1999 at 27 years old in Kyoto (cerebral hemorrhage).
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Austrian noble and political theorist (1909-1999).
Born July 31st, 1909 in Styria.
Died May 26th, 1999 at 89 years old in Lans.
Early Wynn
American baseball player (1920-1999).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Hartford.
Died April 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Venice.
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As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé