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In the year 1999
601 Notable deaths
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Austrian noble and political theorist (1909-1999).
Born July 31st, 1909 in Styria.
Died May 26th, 1999 at 89 years old in Lans.
Paul Cadmus
American artist (1904-1999).
Born December 17th, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1999 at 94 years old in Weston. [ref]
Herbert Stein
American economist.
Born August 8th, 1916 in Detroit.
Died September 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Roderick Thorp
American writer (1936–1999).
Born September 1st, 1936 in The Bronx.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 62 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction).
Lee Falk
American comics writer.
Born April 28th, 1911 in St. Louis.
Died March 13th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Basil Hume
Catholic cardinal (1923-1999).
Born March 2nd, 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1999 at 76 years old in Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth (cancer).
Ross Elliott
American actor (1917-1999).
Born June 18th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died August 12th, 1999 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Pivdenne.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Early Wynn
American baseball player (1920-1999).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Hartford.
Died April 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Venice.
Eric Stanton
American fetish illustrator (1926-1999).
Born September 30th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 72 years old in New York City.
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