1999

From Wikipedia

International Year of Older Persons

Events

Kosovo War
Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy
Y2K preparation was the biggest event in 1999 both in actual events and in media over-reporting.

Births

Deaths

February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan, aged 63
March 7 - Stanley Kubrick, aged 70, American film director
March 12 - Yehudi Menuhin, aged 82, American violinist
June 16 - Screaming Lord Sutch, aged 58, founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party
May 8 - Dirk Bogarde, aged 78, English actor (Death in Venice)
June 5 - Mel Torme, aged 73, American singer
November 18 - Paul Bowles, aged 88, American novelist (The Sheltering Sky)
December 3, 1997 - Abe Bluestein, a lifelong anarchist, dies, aged 88. http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/sinners/AbeBluestein.htm
December 12 - Joseph Heller, aged 76, American novelist (Catch 22)
December 19 - Desmond Llewelyn, aged 85, British actor, 'Q' in the James Bond movies

Sport

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