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In the year 1999

626 Notable deaths

Jean-Pierre Darras

French actor (1927-1999).

Born November 26th, 1927 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 5th, 1999 at 71 years old in Créteil (cancer).

Maria Banuș

Romanian poet, essayist, prose writer and translator (1914-1999).

Born April 10th, 1914 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died July 14th, 1999 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Masaji Kiyokawa

Swimmer (1913-1999).

Born February 11th, 1913 in Toyohashi.

Died April 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer).

Galina Bystrova

Soviet athlete.

Born February 8th, 1934 in Nakhchivan.

Died October 11th, 1999 at 65 years old in Volgograd.

Roberto Bussinello

Italian racing driver.

Born October 4th, 1927 in Pistoia.

Died August 24th, 1999 at 71 years old in Vicenza.

Peter Seeberg

Danish writer.

Born June 22nd, 1925 in Skrydstrup.

Died January 9th, 1999 at 73 years old

Anahit Tsitsikian

Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher.

Born August 26th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 2nd, 1999 at 72 years old in Yerevan.

Carl Lange

German actor (1909–1999).

Born October 30th, 1909 in Flensburg. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 1999 at 89 years old in Ostfildern. [ref]

Guy Tunmer

South african racing driver.

Born December 1st, 1948 in Ficksburg.

Died June 22nd, 1999 at 50 years old in South Africa.

Al Bates

American long jumper.

Born April 24th, 1905 in Philadelphia.

Died June 9th, 1999 at 94 years old in Philadelphia.

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