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In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the yang-mills theory.
Born April 15th, 1928 in Englewood.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 71 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Ruth Gipps
English composer (1921–1999).
Born February 20th, 1921 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died February 23rd, 1999 at 78 years old in Eastbourne.
George Hunt
American rower.
Born August 1st, 1916 in Puyallup.
Died September 3rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Issaquah.
Herbert Freudenberger
Psychologist (1926-1999).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 73 years old in New York City.
Karen Demirchyan
Soviet politician (1932-1999).
Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Trygve Haavelmo
Norwegian economist and econometrician.
Born December 13th, 1911 in Skedsmo Municipality.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Nathaniel Kleitman
American sleep researcher (1895-1999).
Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.
Emma Tenayuca
Mexican american labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator (1916-1999).
Born December 21st, 1916 in San Antonio.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 82 years old in San Antonio (Alzheimer's disease).
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906-1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]
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