In the year 1999

677 Notable deaths

Hermine Braunsteiner

Austrian concentration camp guard.

Born July 16th, 1919 in Vienna.

Died April 19th, 1999 at 79 years old in Bochum.

Doug Sahm

American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1941–1999).

Born November 6th, 1941 in San Antonio.

Died November 18th, 1999 at 58 years old in Taos (myocardial infarction).

Garson Kanin

American film and theatre director, playwright, screenwriter (1912-1999).

Born November 24th, 1912 in Rochester.

Died November 24th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City.

Joaquín Rodrigo

Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).

Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunt.

Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.

John Archer

American actor (1915-1999).

Born May 8th, 1915 in Osceola.

Died December 5th, 1999 at 84 years old in Redmond (lung cancer). [ref]

John Stapp

American academic.

Born July 11th, 1910 in Bahia.

Died November 13th, 1999 at 89 years old in Alamogordo.

Michel Petrucciani

French jazz pianist.

Born December 28th, 1962 in Orange.

Died January 6th, 1999 at 36 years old in New York City.

Skip Spence

Canadian-born american musician.

Born April 18th, 1946 in Windsor.

Died April 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).

Al Hirt

American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999).

Born November 7th, 1922 in New Orleans.

Died April 27th, 1999 at 76 years old in New Orleans (liver disease).

Charles Rogers

American actor and jazz musician (1904-1999).

Born August 13th, 1904 in Olathe.

Died April 21st, 1999 at 94 years old in Rancho Mirage.

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