Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1999
601 Notable deaths
Ernest Gold
Austrian american composer (1921-1999).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1999 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
German politician (1902-1999).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Adelsheim.
Died March 24th, 1999 at 97 years old in Bebenhausen.
Lee Philips
American actor.
Born January 10th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Brentwood (progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Gonzalo Rodríguez Bongoll
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born January 22nd, 1972 in Montevideo.
Died September 11th, 1999 at 27 years old in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (traffic collision).
Darrell Sweet
British musician.
Born May 16th, 1947 in Bournemouth.
Died April 30th, 1999 at 51 years old in New Albany (myocardial infarction).
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999).
Born October 11th, 1941 in Frederick.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 58 years old in Brooklyn (liver cancer).
Buddy Knox
American singer and songwriter.
Born July 20th, 1933 in Happy. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Bremerton (lung cancer). [ref]
Lila Leeds
American actress (1928-1999).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Iola.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine novelist (1914-1999).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Nigerien president (1949-1999).
Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (deliberate murder).
Deaths 201 to 210 of 601
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved