In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Doreen Valiente
English writer (1922–1999).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Surrey.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 77 years old in Brighton.
Gwen Guthrie
American singer-songwriter.
Born July 9th, 1950 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1999 at 48 years old in Orange (uterine cancer).
Muslimgauze
British electronic musician.
Born June 17th, 1961 in Manchester.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 37 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
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]
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]
Betty Robinson
Athletics competitor (1911-1999).
Born August 23rd, 1911 in Riverdale.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 87 years old in Denver.
Bruce Fairbairn
Canadian record producer (1949–1999).
Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
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).
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.
Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (1933–1999).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Manchester.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Jacksonville.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 655
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein