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In the year 1999
591 Notable deaths
Betty Lou Gerson
American actress (1914-1999).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Chattanooga.
Died January 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Gene Sarazen
American golfer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.
Alan Clark
British politician (1928-1999).
Born April 13th, 1928 in Paddington.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 71 years old in Kent (brain cancer).
Joe D'Amato
Italian film director.
Born December 15th, 1936 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 62 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Stapp
American academic.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Bahia.
Died November 13th, 1999 at 89 years old in Alamogordo.
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Henry Jones
American actor of stage, film and television.
Born August 1st, 1912 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (fall). [ref]
Hermine Braunsteiner
Austrian concentration camp guard.
Born July 16th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 1999 at 79 years old in Bochum.
Michel Petrucciani
French jazz pianist.
Born December 28th, 1962 in Orange. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1999 at 36 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jay Pritzker
American businessman; uncle of j.b. pritzker.
Born August 26th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Chicago.
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