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In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Brownie Mary
American medical cannabis activist (1922–1999).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 76 years old in Forest Hill (myocardial infarction).
Joe Williams
American jazz singer (1918–1999).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Cordele.
Died March 29th, 1999 at 80 years old in Las Vegas.
Ilmari Juutilainen
Finnish flying ace.
Born February 21st, 1914 in Lieksa. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1999 at 85 years old in Tuusula.
Bernard Buffet
French painter.
Born July 10th, 1928 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in Tourtour (asphyxia). [ref]
Ester Boserup
Danish economist.
Born May 18th, 1910 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1999 at 89 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Viktor Chebrikov
Kgb officer (1923-1999).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Bert Remsen
American film actor and casting director (1925-1999).
Born February 25th, 1925 in Glen Cove. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian catholic priest, archbishop of olinda and recife (1909–1999).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Fortaleza.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 90 years old in Recife (cardiac arrest).
Charlie Byrd
American jazz guitarist (1925–1999).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Suffolk.
Died December 2nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Annapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Vazgen Sargsyan
Military commander, politician (1959-1999).
Born March 5th, 1959 in Ararat (village), Armenia.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 40 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 655
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi