In the year 1999
621 Notable deaths
Dennis Brown
Jamaican reggae singer.
Born February 1st, 1957 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 42 years old in Kingston (pneumothorax). [ref]
Sarah Kane
English playwright (1971-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1971 in Brentwood. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1999 at 28 years old in King's College Hospital (hanging). [ref]
Giant Baba
Japanese professional wrestler (1938-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Sanjō. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1999 at 61 years old in Tokyo (liver failure).
Ralph Foody
American actor (1928-1999).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Lexington (cancer).
Theodore Hall
American physicist (1925–1999).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Far Rockaway.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Cambridge (kidney cancer).
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwean politician (1917-1999).
Born June 19th, 1917 in Semokwe.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Harare (prostate cancer).
Frankie Vaughan
English traditional pop music singer (1928-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died September 17th, 1999 at 71 years old in High Wycombe (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kusumagraj
Poet, playwright and novelist in marathi.
Born February 27th, 1912 in Pune.
Died March 10th, 1999 at 87 years old in Nashik.
Mark Sandman
Indie-rock musician, lead singer for band morphine.
Born September 24th, 1952 in Newton.
Died July 3rd, 1999 at 46 years old in Palestrina (myocardial infarction).
Jean Vander Pyl
American voice actress (1919–1999).
Born October 11th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 79 years old in Dana Point (lung cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 621
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci