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In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Argentine film director (1914-1999).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Santiago del Estero.
Died November 30th, 1999 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Georges Miez
Gymnast (1904-1999).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Töss.
Died April 17th, 1999 at 94 years old in Savosa (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Paul-Émile de Souza
President of dahomey.
Born July 14th, 1930 in Ouidah. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1999 at 68 years old in Benin.
Nikolay Latyshev
Russian footballer, referee (1913-1999).
Born November 22nd, 1913 in Moscow.
Died February 18th, 1999 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Germán Arciniegas
Colombian essayist and historian (1900-1999).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Bogotá.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 98 years old in Bogotá (pneumonia).
Ichikawa Utaemon
Japanese actor (1907–1999).
Born February 25th, 1907 in Marugame.
Died September 16th, 1999 at 92 years old in Osaka, Tateyama.
Rudolf Kárpáti
Hungarian fencer (1920-1999).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1999 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Ramón Rubial
Spanish politician (1906–1999).
Born October 28th, 1906 in Erandio.
Died May 24th, 1999 at 92 years old in Bilbao (heart failure).
Heinrich Schmid
Swiss linguist (1921-1999).
Born April 6th, 1921 in Zürich.
Died February 23rd, 1999 at 77 years old in Zürich.
Birgit Cullberg
Swedish ballet choreographer (1908-1999).
Born August 3rd, 1908 in Nikolai church parish. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1999 at 91 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson