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In the year 1999
654 Notable deaths
Jerzy Grotowski
Polish theatre director.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Pontedera. [ref]
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator and critic of arab nationalist (1913–1999).
Born December 5th, 1913 in Raebareli.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 86 years old in Raebareli. [ref]
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1st emir of bahrain.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Novelist and short story writer of malayalam language.
Born April 17th, 1912 in Thakazhy. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1999 at 86 years old in Alappuzha. [ref]
Douglas Seale
British actor (1913–1999).
Born October 28th, 1913 in London.
Died June 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Roy Chiao
Hong kong actor.
Born March 16th, 1927 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1999 at 72 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Martin Ritt
American film director.
Born March 2nd, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1999 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Milt Jackson
American musician (1923–1999).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]
Wassily Leontief
Russian economist (1906-1999).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Munich, Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 654
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