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In the year 1999
657 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).
Trygve Haavelmo
Norwegian economist and econometrician.
Born December 13th, 1911 in Skedsmo Municipality.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Nathaniel Kleitman
American sleep researcher (1895-1999).
Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.
Emma Tenayuca
Mexican american labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator (1916-1999).
Born December 21st, 1916 in San Antonio.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 82 years old in San Antonio (Alzheimer's disease).
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906-1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
Rolf Landauer
American-german physicist, engineer (1927-1999).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Stuttgart.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 72 years old in Westchester County (cancer). [ref]
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.
Bing Xin
Chinese writer，poet (1900-1999).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Gulou District.
Died February 28th, 1999 at 98 years old in Beijing.
Irving Rapper
English-american film director (1898–1999).
Born January 16th, 1898 in London.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Zeng Liansong
Economist, designer of the flag of the people's republic of china.
Born December 17th, 1917 in Rui'an.
Died October 19th, 1999 at 81 years old in Shanghai.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 657
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