In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Christopher Cockerell
English engineer.
Born June 4th, 1910 in Cambridge.
Died June 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in Sutton Scotney.
Rafael Alberti
Spanish poet (1902–1999).
Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.
Mark Weiser
American computer scientist (1952-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1952 in Harvey.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 46 years old
Arthur Boyd
Australian painter (1920-1999).
Born July 24th, 1920 in Murrumbeena. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1999 at 78 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Henry Way Kendall
American particle physicist who won the nobel prize in physics.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Boston.
Died February 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Wakulla County (drowning, asphyxia from cave diving).
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999).
Born September 6th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eddie Dean
American actor, singer-songwriter, musician and singer (1907-1999).
Died March 4th, 1999 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz
Saudi arabian islamic scholar and mufti (1912–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1912 in Riyadh.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Mecca.
Gian-Carlo Rota
American mathematician and philosopher (1932-1999).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Vigevano.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene