In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Yakov Rylsky
Soviet fencer (1928–1999).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Shemonaikha District.
Died December 9th, 1999 at 71 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Allen Stack
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died September 12th, 1999 at 71 years old in Honolulu.
Anahit Tsitsikian
Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher.
Born August 26th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Lars Bo
Danish artist and writer (1924-1999).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Kolding. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1999 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ortvin Sarapu
Estonian–new zealand chess player (1924-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Narva.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 75 years old in Auckland.
Helmut Radach
German rower (1915–1999).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 84 years old [ref]
Enrique Cadícamo
Argentine music composer and writer of italian parentage.
Born July 15th, 1900 in General Rodríguez.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 99 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure).
Fred Tiedt
Irish boxer (1935–1999).
Born October 16th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died June 15th, 1999 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Chen Yanyan
Chinese actress (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Shanghai.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 677
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy