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In the year 1999
626 Notable deaths
Heinrich Schmid
Swiss linguist (1921-1999).
Born April 6th, 1921 in Zürich.
Died February 23rd, 1999 at 77 years old in Zürich.
Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch
French writer.
Born November 5th, 1909 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died July 24th, 1999 at 89 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Birgit Cullberg
Swedish ballet choreographer (1908-1999).
Born August 3rd, 1908 in Nikolai church parish. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1999 at 91 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Giovan Battista Carpi
Italian comic book writer and illustrator (1927–1999).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Genoa.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 71 years old in Genoa.
Paris Pişmiş
Turkish-mexican astronomer (1911-1999).
Born January 30th, 1911 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Lars Bo
Danish artist and writer (1924-1999).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Kolding. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1999 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Allen Stack
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died September 12th, 1999 at 71 years old in Honolulu.
Germán Arciniegas
Colombian essayist and historian (1900-1999).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Bogotá.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 98 years old in Bogotá (pneumonia).
Ernesto Melo Antunes
Portuguese politician (1933-1999).
Born October 2nd, 1933 in Lisbon.
Died August 10th, 1999 at 65 years old in Sintra.
Ramón Rubial
Spanish politician (1906–1999).
Born October 28th, 1906 in Erandio.
Died May 24th, 1999 at 92 years old in Bilbao (heart failure).
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