In the year 1999

654 Notable deaths

Ian Bannen

Scottish character actor and occasional leading man (1928-1999).

Born June 29th, 1928 in Airdrie. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Loch Ness (car collision). [ref]

Robert Bresson

French film director (1901–1999).

Born September 25th, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe.

Died December 18th, 1999 at 98 years old in Paris.

John Ehrlichman

Lawyer, watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999).

Born March 20th, 1925 in Tacoma.

Died February 14th, 1999 at 73 years old in Atlanta (diabetes).

Catfish Hunter

American baseball player (1946-1999).

Born April 8th, 1946 in Hertford.

Died September 9th, 1999 at 53 years old in Hertford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Raisa Gorbacheva

Wife of soviet leader mikhail gorbachev (1932-1999).

Born January 5th, 1932 in Rubtsovsk. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1999 at 67 years old in Münster (leukemia). [ref]

Franjo Tuđman

Croatian politician, soldier and president (1922-1999).

Born May 14th, 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće.

Died December 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Zagreb (cancer). [ref]

Richard Kiley

American actor (1922-1999).

Born March 31st, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]

Died March 5th, 1999 at 76 years old in Warwick (cancer). [ref]

Alf Ramsey

English association football player and manager (1920-1999).

Born January 22nd, 1920 in Dagenham.

Died April 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).

Grover Washington, Jr.

American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999).

Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo.

Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Kazuo Sakamaki

Japanese navy officer (1918-1999).

Born November 8th, 1918 in Awa.

Died November 29th, 1999 at 81 years old in Toyota.

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