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In the year 1999
658 Notable deaths
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]
Ortvin Sarapu
Estonian–new zealand chess player (1924-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Narva.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 75 years old in Auckland.
Helmut Radach
German rower (1915–1999).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 84 years old [ref]
Enrique Cadícamo
Argentine music composer and writer of italian parentage.
Born July 15th, 1900 in General Rodríguez.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 99 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure).
Fred Tiedt
Irish boxer (1935–1999).
Born October 16th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died June 15th, 1999 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Chen Yanyan
Chinese actress (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Shanghai.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Lloyd La Beach
Athletics competitor (1922-1999).
Born June 28th, 1922 in Panama City.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City.
Guy Tunmer
South african racing driver.
Born December 1st, 1948 in Ficksburg.
Died June 22nd, 1999 at 50 years old in South Africa.
Diane Foster
Athletics competitor (1928-1999).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Vancouver.
Died January 4th, 1999 at 70 years old in Oliver.
Tarmo Uusivirta
Finnish boxer (1957-1999).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1999 at 42 years old in Jyväskylä.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 658
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche