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In the year 1999
658 Notable deaths
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.
Ara Harutyunyan
Soviet sculptor and artist (1928-1999).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Yerevan.
Died February 28th, 1999 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Fritzi Burger
Austrian figure skater.
Born June 6th, 1910 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1999 at 88 years old in Portland.
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev
Soviet cosmonaut (1941-1999).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Nikolayevsk.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 58 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok.
Franz Peter Wirth
Film director (1919-1999).
Born September 22nd, 1919 in Munich.
Died October 17th, 1999 at 80 years old in Berg.
Sophie Lihau-N'Kanza
Congolese politician (1940-1999).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Kinshasa.
Died April 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Kinshasa.
Liselott Linsenhoff
West german equestrian.
Born August 25th, 1927 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in Antibes, Juan-les-Pins. [ref]
Olga Orozco
Argentine writer (1920-1999).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Toay. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sid Patterson
Australian racing cyclist (1927-1999).
Born August 14th, 1927 in Melbourne.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 72 years old in Sydney (liver cancer).
Leo Valiani
(1909-1999) historian, politician, anti-fascist.
Born February 9th, 1909 in Rijeka.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 90 years old in Milan.
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