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In the year 1999
591 Notable deaths
Bill Owen
British actor and songwriter (1914-1999).
Born March 14th, 1914 in London.
Died July 12th, 1999 at 85 years old in Highgate (pancreatic cancer).
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999).
Born October 18th, 1918 in Harrisburg. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Faith Domergue
American actress.
Born June 16th, 1924 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Moondog
American composer.
Born May 26th, 1916 in Marysville.
Died September 8th, 1999 at 83 years old in Münster.
Yehudi Menuhin
American violinist and conductor (1916–1999).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1999 at 82 years old in Berlin (bronchitis). [ref]
Joseph Heller
American writer (1923–1999).
Born May 1st, 1923 in New York City, Coney Island. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1999 at 76 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Susan Strasberg
American film and stage actress (1938-1999).
Born May 22nd, 1938 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1999 at 60 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Lena Zavaroni
Scottish singer (1963-1999).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Greenock.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 35 years old in Rothesay (pneumonia).
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American novelist and editor.
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Albany. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Harry Blackmun
Us supreme court justice from 1970 to 1994.
Born November 12th, 1908 in Nashville.
Died March 4th, 1999 at 90 years old in Arlington County.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 591
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