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In the year 1999

625 Notable deaths

Anna Shchetinina

Soviet sea captain.

Born February 26th, 1908 in Okeanskaya.

Died September 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in Vladivostok.

Günter Strack

German actor (1929-1999).

Born June 4th, 1929 in Darmstadt.

Died January 18th, 1999 at 69 years old in Münchsteinach.

Georg Tintner

Austrian musician.

Born May 22nd, 1917 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Halifax (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]

Greg

Comics artist and writer.

Born May 5th, 1931 in Ixelles - Elsene.

Died October 29th, 1999 at 68 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aneurysm).

João Carlos de Oliveira

Athletics competitor (1954-1999).

Born May 28th, 1954 in Pindamonhangaba.

Died May 17th, 1999 at 44 years old in São Paulo (liver cirrhosis).

Pavel Klushantsev

Soviet film director.

Born February 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 27th, 1999 at 89 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati

Iraqi poet (1926–1999).

Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.

Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.

Fritz Leonhardt

German engineer.

Born July 11th, 1909 in Stuttgart.

Died December 30th, 1999 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.

Celso Torrelio

Bolivian president (1933-1999).

Born June 3rd, 1933 in Chuquisaca Department.

Died April 23rd, 1999 at 65 years old in La Paz.

Umberto Maglioli

Italian racecar driver.

Born June 5th, 1928 in Bioglio.

Died February 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Monza.

Deaths 381 to 390 of 625

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