In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Morris West
Australian writer (1916-1999).
Born April 26th, 1916 in St Kilda. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Gonzalo Rodríguez Bongoll
Uruguayan racing driver (1971–1999).
Born January 22nd, 1971 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1999 at 28 years old in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (car collision).
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).
Lila Leeds
American actress (1928-1999).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Iola.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
Horst P. Horst
German-american photographer.
Born August 14th, 1906 in Weißenfels. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1999 at 93 years old in Palm Beach Gardens. [ref]
Brian Moore
Novelist and screenwriter from northern ireland (1921-1999).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Belfast. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1999 at 77 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
Naomi Mitchison
Scottish novelist and poet (1897–1999).
Born November 1st, 1897 in Edinburgh.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 101 years old in Carradale.
Eric Wolf
American anthropologist (1923-1999).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Irvington.
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]
Leo Lionni
Dutch-italian artist and children's writer (1910-1999).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 655
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather