In the year 1999
626 Notable deaths
Willi Stadel
Olympic gymnast.
Born July 9th, 1912 in Konstanz.
Died March 23rd, 1999 at 86 years old in Ravensburg.
Sulo Nurmela
Cross-country skier.
Born February 13th, 1908 in Miehikkälä.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamina.
Leo Amberg
Swiss racing cyclist (1912-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Ballwil.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 87 years old in Oberriet.
Josef Holub
Czech botanist and pteridologist (1930-1999).
Born February 5th, 1930 in Mladá Boleslav.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 69 years old in Mladá Boleslav (myocardial infarction).
Ilse Pausin
Figure skater (1919-1999).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1999 at 80 years old
Violet Webb
British athlete.
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Willesden.
Died May 27th, 1999 at 84 years old in Northwood.
Teodor Kocerka
Polish rower.
Born August 6th, 1927 in Bydgoszcz.
Died September 25th, 1999 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Solomiia Pavlychko
Ukrainian literary critic and philosopher (1958–1999).
Born December 15th, 1958 in Lviv.
Died December 31st, 1999 at 41 years old in Kyiv (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Albert Charles Smith
American botanist (1906-1999).
Born April 5th, 1906 in Springfield. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1999 at 93 years old in Honolulu.
Alan Paterson
British high jumper.
Born June 11th, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 70 years old in Canada.
Deaths 561 to 570 of 626
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown