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In the year 1999
655 Notable deaths
Jacobo Timerman
Argentine journalist (1923–1999).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Bar.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Tito Guízar
Mexican singer and actor (1908-1999).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Guadalajara.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia).
Peko Dapčević
Yugoslav partisan and politician (1913-1999).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Maurice Couve de Murville
81st prime minister of france (1907-1999).
Born January 24th, 1907 in Reims.
Died December 24th, 1999 at 92 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born August 4th, 1912 in Volyn. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1999 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herta Heuwer
German cook.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).
Nilde Iotti
Italian politician (1920-1999).
Born April 10th, 1920 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Robert Mills
American physicist, co-author of the yang-mills theory.
Born April 15th, 1928 in Englewood.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 71 years old in Charleston. [ref]
George Hunt
American rower.
Born August 1st, 1916 in Puyallup.
Died September 3rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Issaquah.
Herbert Freudenberger
Psychologist (1926-1999).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 73 years old in New York City.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 655
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