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In the year 1999

626 Notable deaths

Tamás Mendelényi

Hungarian olympic champion swordsman, coach (1936-1999).

Born May 2nd, 1936 in Budapest.

Died September 6th, 1999 at 63 years old in Várgesztes.

Jean Levavasseur

Fencer.

Born June 8th, 1924 in Chatou. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1999 at 74 years old in Poissy. [ref]

János Parti

Hungarian sprint canoer (1932–1999).

Born October 24th, 1932 in Budapest.

Died March 6th, 1999 at 66 years old in Budapest.

Umyar Mavlikhanov

Fencer (1937-1999).

Born September 24th, 1937 in Moscow.

Died July 14th, 1999 at 61 years old in Moscow.

Ernst Nievergelt

Swiss racing cyclist (1910-1999).

Born March 23rd, 1910 in Affoltern am Albis.

Died July 1st, 1999 at 89 years old in Kappel am Albis.

Arvo Viitanen

Cross-country skier.

Born April 12th, 1924 in Uurainen.

Died April 29th, 1999 at 75 years old in Anjalankoski.

Gordon Smith

American ice hockey player.

Born February 14th, 1908 in Winchester.

Died October 22nd, 1999 at 91 years old in Boston.

Yevgeniy Ivchenko

Soviet racewalker.

Born June 26th, 1938 in Iskryskivshchyna.

Died June 2nd, 1999 at 60 years old

Vladimir Kravtsov

Soviet handball player (1949–1999).

Born October 19th, 1949 in Alytus.

Died December 4th, 1999 at 50 years old

Luz Machado

Venezuelan writer.

Born February 3rd, 1916 in Ciudad Bolívar.

Died August 11th, 1999 at 83 years old in Caracas.

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