In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Jaime Garzon Forero
Colombian comedian, journalist, politician, and peace activist (1960-1999).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Bogotá.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 38 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound).
Harvey Postlethwaite
British engineer and technical director.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Barnet.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 55 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
David A. Huffman
American computer scientist.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Ohio.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Cruz (cancer).
Clifton Fadiman
American editor (1904-1999).
Born May 15th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 20th, 1999 at 95 years old in Florida (pancreatic cancer).
Mimi Pollak
Swedish actor and theatre director.
Born June 9th, 1903 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1999 at 96 years old in Stockholm.
Minoru Chiaki
Japanese actor.
Born July 28th, 1917 in Bifuka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Fuchū. [ref]
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
American publicist and socialite (1966–1999).
Born January 7th, 1966 in White Plains.
Died July 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Martha's Vineyard (aircraft crash).
Alfredo Kraus
Spanish tenor (1927–1999).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 10th, 1999 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Jaki Byard
American musician (1922-1999).
Born June 15th, 1922 in Worcester. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 655
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson