In the year 1999
621 Notable deaths
Ilmari Juutilainen
Finnish flying ace.
Born February 21st, 1914 in Lieksa. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1999 at 85 years old in Tuusula.
Joe Williams
American jazz singer (1918–1999).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Cordele.
Died March 29th, 1999 at 80 years old in Las Vegas.
Saul Steinberg
American cartoonist (1914-1999).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Frank De Vol
American composer and arranger (1911–1999).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Moundsville.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 88 years old in Lafayette.
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
British judge (1899-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1899 in Whitchurch.
Died March 5th, 1999 at 100 years old in Winchester (disease).
Jack Lynch
Taoiseach of ireland; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Cork.
Died October 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Dublin (cerebrovascular disease).
Jacques Lecoq
French drama teacher (1921-1999).
Born December 15th, 1921 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (1933–1999).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Manchester.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Jacksonville.
Augustus Pablo
Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist (1954-1999).
Born June 21st, 1954 in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Bruce Fairbairn
Canadian musician and international record producer.
Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 621
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks