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In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Eric Wolf
American anthropologist (1923-1999).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Irvington.
Ernest Gold
Austrian american composer (1921-1999).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1999 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Leo Lionni
Dutch-italian artist and children's writer (1910-1999).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jaime Garzon Forero
Colombian comedian, journalist, politician, and peace activist (1960-1999).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Bogotá.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 38 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound).
Harvey Postlethwaite
British engineer and technical director.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Barnet.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 55 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
David A. Huffman
American computer scientist.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Ohio.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Cruz (cancer).
Clifton Fadiman
American editor (1904-1999).
Born May 15th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 20th, 1999 at 95 years old in Florida (pancreatic cancer).
Mimi Pollak
Swedish actor and theatre director.
Born June 9th, 1903 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1999 at 96 years old in Stockholm.
Minoru Chiaki
Japanese actor.
Born July 28th, 1917 in Bifuka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Fuchū. [ref]
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
American publicist and socialite (1966–1999).
Born January 7th, 1966 in White Plains.
Died July 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Martha's Vineyard (aircraft crash).
Deaths 231 to 240 of 677
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius