In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Joseph Francis Shea
Aerospace engineer (1926-1999).
Born September 5th, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1999 at 72 years old in Weston.
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]
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]
Fritz Fischer
Historian.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Ludwigsstadt.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
Sebastian Haffner
German journalist and author (1907–1999).
Born December 27th, 1907 in Moabit.
Died January 2nd, 1999 at 91 years old in Berlin.
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).
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
Irish journalist and sports executive (1914-1999).
Born July 30th, 1914 in London.
Died April 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Benito Stefanelli
Itaian actor.
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Rome.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 71 years old in Rome.
Robert Douglas
Actor, director (1909–1999).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Fenny Stratford.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Encinitas.
George V. Higgins
American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor.
Born November 13th, 1939 in Brockton.
Died November 6th, 1999 at 59 years old in Milton (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 655
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran