In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Candy Candido
American actor (1913–1999).
Born December 25th, 1913 in New Orleans.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Jerzy Grotowski
Polish theatre director.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Pontedera. [ref]
Ted Arison
Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1924-1999).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Zichron Yaakov.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Tel-Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator and critic of arab nationalist (1913–1999).
Born December 5th, 1913 in Raebareli.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 86 years old in Raebareli. [ref]
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1st emir of bahrain.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Novelist and short story writer of malayalam language.
Born April 17th, 1912 in Thakazhy. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1999 at 86 years old in Alappuzha. [ref]
Douglas Seale
British actor (1913–1999).
Born October 28th, 1913 in London.
Died June 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Roy Chiao
Chinese actor (1927-1999).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle.
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).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 677
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