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In the year 1999
621 Notable deaths
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Muslimgauze
British electronic musician.
Born June 17th, 1961 in Manchester.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 37 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris.
Vanessa Brown
Austrian-born american actress (1928-1999).
Born March 24th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Ashley Montagu
British-american anthropologist.
Born June 28th, 1905 in Mile End. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1999 at 94 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Amintore Fanfani
Italian diplomat, politician and academic (1908-1999).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Pieve Santo Stefano. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1999 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Viktor Chebrikov
Kgb officer (1923-1999).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ed Gilbert
American actor and biologist.
Born June 29th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Fritz Fischer
Historian.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Ludwigsstadt.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 621
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