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In the year 1999
621 Notable deaths
Eddie Dean
American actor, singer-songwriter, musician and singer (1907-1999).
Died March 4th, 1999 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Jaki Byard
American musician (1922-1999).
Born June 15th, 1922 in Worcester. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
Red Norvo
American musician.
Born March 31st, 1908 in Beardstown. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1999 at 91 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Development activist, social scientist.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Nathalie Sarraute
French lawyer and writer.
Born July 18th, 1902 in Ivanovo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1999 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Harry Callahan
American photographer (1912-1999).
Born October 22nd, 1912 in Detroit.
Died March 15th, 1999 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Soviet and russian actor.
Born May 30th, 1937 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 22nd, 1999 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
Daniel Nathans
American microbiologist.
Born October 30th, 1928 in Wilmington.
Died November 16th, 1999 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Elizabeth Gray Vining
American writer.
Born October 6th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died November 27th, 1999 at 97 years old in Kennett Square.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 621
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus