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In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Willie Whitelaw
British conservative politician, former home secretary and leader of the house of lords (1918-1999).
Born June 28th, 1918 in Nairn.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 81 years old in Penrith.
Kirk Alyn
American actor (1910-1999).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Oxford.
Died March 14th, 1999 at 88 years old in The Woodlands.
Amália Rodrigues
Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1920 in Fundão. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1999 at 79 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rex Allen
American film actor, singer and songwriter (1920–1999).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Willcox.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Lili St. Cyr
American model and burlesque performer (1918-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Kharkiv.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
M. N. Srinivas
Indian anthropologist.
Born November 16th, 1916 in Mysore. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1999 at 83 years old [ref]
Fabrizio De André
Italian singer-songwriter (1940-1999).
Born February 18th, 1940 in Genoa.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 58 years old in Milan (lung cancer).
Hillary Brooke
American film actress (1914–1999).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Astoria. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Bonsall. [ref]
Lois Hamilton
American model, actress, artist, author, and aviator (1952–1999).
Born October 14th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drug overdose).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 677
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