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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1999 January 11 Death of Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (born 1921). [20] Death of Fabrizio de André, Italian singer and songwriter (born 1940). [20] January 14 Death of Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (born 1933). [20] January 22 Death of Graham Staines, Australian missionary burnt alive in India (age 58). [20] January 25 Death of Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (born 1924). [20] Death of Robert Shaw, American conductor (born 1916). [20] January 28 Death of Markey Robinson, Irish painter (born 1918). [20] January 31 Death of Norm Zauchin, baseball player (born 1929). [20] February 1 Death of Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (born 1907). [20] Death of Baris Manço, Turkish singer and television personality (born 1943). [20] February 4 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. [20] February 5 Death of Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906). [20] February 6 Death of Jimmy Roberts, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show (born 1924). [20] February 7 King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer (born 1935), and his son Abdullah II inherits the throne. [20] February 8 Death of Iris Murdoch, Irish author (born 1919). [20] February 15 Death of Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926). [20] Death of Big L, American rapper (born 1974). [20] February 17 Death of Sunshine Parker, American actor (born 1927). [20] February 18 Death of Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (born 1932). [20] Death of Michael Larson, Press Your Luck big money winner (born 1949). [20] February 20 Death of Sarah Kane, English playwright (born 1971). [20] Death of Gene Siskel, American film critic (born 1946). [20] February 21 Death of Gertrude B. Elion, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1918). [20] February 22 Moderate Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr is assassinated. [20] Death of William Bronk, American poet (born 1918). [20] February 23 Death of Carlos Hathcock, Marine Sniper. [20] February 24 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Karl's brother Walter is executed a week later, in spite of Germany's legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save him. [20] Death of Andre Dubus, American short-story writer (born 1936). [20] Death of Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist (born 1903). [20] February 25 Death of Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912). [20] March 1 Death of Ann Corio, American dancer and actress (born 1914). [20] March 2 Death of Dusty Springfield, English singer (born 1939). [20] March 3 Death of Gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904). [20] March 4 Death of Ingrid Washinawatok, Native American activist (born 1957). [20] Death of Harry Blackmun, American judge (born 1908). [20] Death of Del Close, American actor, writer, and teacher (born 1934). [20] March 5 Death of Richard Kiley, American actor (born 1922). [20] March 7 Death of Sidney Gottlieb, American Central Intelligence Agency official (born 1918). [20] Death of Stanley Kubrick, American film director and producer (born 1928). [5] [20] March 8 Death of Joe DiMaggio, baseball player (born 1914). [20] March 12 Death of Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (born 1916). [20] March 18 Death of Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentine writer (born 1914). [20] Death of Rod Hull, British entertainer (born 1935). [20] March 21 Death of Ernie Wise, British comedian (born 1925). [20] March 22 Death of David Strickland, American actor (suicide) (born 1969). [20] March 23 Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. [20] March 24 Death of Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (born 1912). [20] March 25 Death of Cal Ripken, Sr., baseball player and manager (born 1935). [20] March 27 Death of Nahum Stelmach, football player (born 1936). [20] March 29 Death of Joe Williams, American singer (born 1918). [20] March 31 Death of Yuri Knorosov, Russian linguist and epigrapher (born 1922). [20] April 9 Ibrahim Baré Maînassara, president of Niger, is assassinated. [20] April 14 Death of Anthony Newley, English actor, singer and songwriter (born 1931). [20] April 20 Death of Richard Rood, American professional wrestler (born 1958). [20] April 25 Death of Lord Killanin, Irish journalist and president of the International Olympic Committee (born 1914). [20] Death of Herman Miller, American screenwriter and producer (born 1919). [20] April 26 British TV presenter Jill Dando, age 37, is shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, London. [20] April 28 Death of Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921). [20] April 30 Death of Sir Alf Ramsey, 1966 England World Cup winning football manager (born 1920). [20] May 2 Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by the serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz in a parsonage in Weimar, Texas (his fourth and fifth victims in his fourth slaying incident). [20] Death of Oliver Reed, English actor (born 1938). [20] May 3 Death of Steve Chiasson, Canadian hockey player (born 1967). [20] May 8 Death of Sir Dirk Bogarde, English actor (born 1921). [20] Death of Dana Plato, American actress (born 1963). [20] May 10 Death of Shel Silverstein, American author and poet (born 1930). [20] May 12 Death of Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born cartoonist (born 1914). [20] May 18 Death of Betty Robinson, American athlete (born 1911). [20] May 21 Death of Karnail Pitts, American rapper (murdered) (born 1978). [20] May 23 Death of Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (born 1965). [20] May 26 Death of Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (born 1906). [20] June 6 Death of Anne Haddy, Australian actress (Helen Daniels in Neighbours) (born 1930). [20] June 7 Death of Francisco Stanley, Mexican TV anchor (born 1942). [20] June 8 Death of Christina Foyle, British bookshop owner (born 1911). [20] June 9 Death of Maurice Journeau, French composer (born 1898). [20] June 11 Death of DeForest Kelley, American actor (born 1920). [20] June 15 George Morber Senior and Carolyn Frederick are murdered by Angel Maturino Resendiz in Gorham, Illinois (his 8th and 9th victims, in his 7th and final incident). [20] June 16 Death of Screaming Lord Sutch, English political personality (suicide) (born 1940). [20] June 21 Death of Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (born 1973). [20] June 27 Death of Jorgos Papadopoulos, military ruler of Greece (born 1919). [20] July 2 Death of Mario Puzo, American author (born 1920). [20] July 3 Death of Mark Sandman, American musician and artist (heart attack) (born 1952). [20] July 5 U.S. Army Pfc. Barry Winchell is bludgeoned in his sleep at Fort Campbell, Kentucky by fellow soldiers; he dies the next day from his injuries. [20] July 6 Death of Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (born 1938). [20] Death of Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (born 1901). [20] July 8 Death of Charles Conrad, astronaut (motorcycle crash) (born 1930). [20] July 11 Death of Helen Forrest, American jazz singer (born 1917). [20] July 12 Death of Bill Owen, English actor (born 1914). [20] July 20 Death of Sandra Gould, American actress (born 1916). [20] July 26 Death of Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911). [20] July 29 Death of Anita Carter, American singer (born 1933). [20] Death of Rajendra Kumar, Indian film actor, producer and director (born 1929). [20] August 1 Death of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Bengali writer (born 1897). [20] August 3 Death of Leroy Vinnegar, American musician (born 1928). [20] August 13 Death of Ignatz Bubis in Frankfurt, Germany. Bubis had been the Chairman of the Central Jewish Committee in Germany since 1992. As specified in his will, he was flown to Israel and buried there. The 72-year-old Bubis died of cancer. [37] Death of Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (murdered) (born 1960). [20] August 14 Death of Lane Kirkland, American union leader (born 1922). [20] August 23 Death of James White, Irish writer (born 1928). [20] September 6 Death of Allen Funt, American television personality (born 1914). [20] September 10 Death of Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (born 1927). [20] September 11 Death of Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguyan race car driver (born 1972). [20] September 20 Death of Raisa Gorbachev, Soviet first lady (born 1932). [20] September 22 Death of George C. Scott, American actor (born 1927). [20] September 23 Death of Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (born 1910). [20] September 26 Death of Jesse Dirkhising, murder victim (born 1986). [20] October 2 Death of Aracelli de Leon, Latin American voice actress (born 1951). [20] October 6 Death of Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler and announcer (born 1937). [20] October 8 Death of John McLendon, American basketball coach (born 1915). [20] October 9 Death of Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani pioneer in microcredit and microfinance (born 1914). [20] October 12 Death of Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (born 1936). [5] [20] October 14 Death of Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (born 1922). [20] October 15 Death of Lena Zavaroni, Scottish entertainer (born 1963). [20] October 18 Death of Paddi Edwards, American actress (born 1931). [20] October 19 Death of Harry Bannink, Dutch composer and musician (born 1929). [20] Death of James C. Murray, American politician (born 1917). [20] October 20 Death of Jack Lynch, Prime Minister of Ireland (born 1917). [20] October 24 Death of John Chafee, American politician (born 1922). [20] October 25 Death of Payne Stewart, American golfer (plane crash) (born 1957). [20] October 26 Death of Rex Gildo, German singer (suicide) (born 1939). [20] October 27 Death of Robert Mills, American physicist (born 1927). [20] October 31 Death of Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (born 1975). [20] November 1 Death of Walter Payton, American football player (born 1954). [20] November 11 Death of Mary Kay Bergman, American actress (born 1961). [20] November 15 Death of Gene Levitt, American television writer, producer, and director (born 1920). [20] November 16 Death of Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1928). [20] November 18 Death of Paul Bowles, American novelist (born 1910). [20] Death of Doug Sahm, American musician (born 1941). [20] November 21 Death of Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia since 1993. [20] November 29 Death of Gene Rayburn, American television personality (born 1917). [20] December 3 Death of Scatman John, American musician (born 1942). [20] Death of Jarl Wahlström, Salvation Army general (born 1918). [20] Death of Madeline Kahn, American actress (born 1942). [20] December 8 Death of Péter Kuczka, Hungarian author (born 1923). [20] December 10 Death of Rick Danko, Canadian musician (born 1943). [20] December 11 Death of Franjo Tudman, President of Croatia (born 1922). [20] December 12 Death of Joseph Heller, American novelist (born 1923). [20] December 17 Death of Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (born 1943). [20] December 19 Death of Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (born 1914). [20] December 20 Death of Hank Snow, Canadian musician (born 1914). [20] December 23 Death of John P. Davies, American diplomat (born 1908). [20] December 24 Death of Tito Guízar, Mexican singer and film actor (born 1908). [20] December 26 Death of Curtis Mayfield, American musician and composer (born 1942). [20] December 27 Death of Leonard Goldenson, American television network executive (born 1905). [20] December 28 Death of Clayton Moore, American actor (born 1914). [20] December 30 Death of Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (born 1909). [20] Death of Sarah Knauss, among oldest living persons ever (born 1880). [20]