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In the year 1999
601 Notable deaths
Karen Demirchyan
Soviet politician (1932-1999).
Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer).
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906-1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
Leon Štukelj
Slovenian gymnast.
Born November 12th, 1898 in Novo Mesto.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 100 years old in Maribor (myocardial infarction).
Ntsu Mokhehle
Former prime minister of lesotho (1918-1999).
Born December 26th, 1918 in Teyateyaneng.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 80 years old in Bloemfontein.
João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian writer (1920-1999).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Recife. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Sir Harry Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet
British equestrian.
Born July 18th, 1911 in Aberdare.
Died November 15th, 1999 at 88 years old in Abergavenny.
Johnny Byrne
English footballer.
Born May 13th, 1939 in West Horsley.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 60 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Lawrence Stone
English historian (1919-1999).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Man Mohan Adhikari
Prime minister of nepal (1920-1999).
Born June 9th, 1920 in Lazimpat. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kathmandu.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 601
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan