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In the year 1999
658 Notable deaths
Jean Coulomb
French mathematician and geophysicist (1904–1999).
Born November 7th, 1904 in Blida.
Died February 26th, 1999 at 94 years old in Versailles.
Władysław Hasior
Polish artist (1928-1999).
Born May 14th, 1928 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1999 at 71 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Karl Krolow
German poet and translator (1915-1999).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Hanover. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1999 at 84 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Lagumot Harris
Nauruan politician (1938-1999).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Nauru.
Died September 8th, 1999 at 60 years old in Melbourne.
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999).
Born January 28th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died July 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson.
Kalju Lepik
Estonian poet (1920–1999).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Koeru Rural Municipality.
Died May 30th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Yakov Rylsky
Soviet fencer (1928–1999).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Shemonaikha District.
Died December 9th, 1999 at 71 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
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.
Anahit Tsitsikian
Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher.
Born August 26th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 72 years old in Yerevan.
Deaths 511 to 520 of 658
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