In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Ananda Shankar
Indian musician (1942–1999).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Almora.
Died March 26th, 1999 at 56 years old in Kolkata.
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Indian bengali−english writer and man of letters (1897–1999).
Born November 23rd, 1897 in Bengal.
Died August 1st, 1999 at 101 years old in Oxford.
Dennis W. Sciama
British physicist (1926–1999).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 73 years old in Oxford.
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.
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. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Saul Steinberg
American cartoonist (1914-1999).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare