1999
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1917)
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1917)
deaths
4248 events
1999
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, lawyer, and politician (born 1939)
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, lawyer, and politician (born 1939)
1998
José Enrique Moyal, Israeli physicist and engineer (born 1910)
José Enrique Moyal, Israeli physicist and engineer (born 1910)
1998
Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (born 1918)
Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (born 1918)
1998
Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925)
Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925)
1998
Yury Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
Yury Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
1998
Ferdinand Biondi, Canadian radio host (born 1909)
Ferdinand Biondi, Canadian radio host (born 1909)
1998
Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (born 1943)
Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (born 1943)
1998
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (born 1924)
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (born 1924)
1998
Sōsuke Uno, Japanese soldier and politician, 75th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1922)
Sōsuke Uno, Japanese soldier and politician, 75th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1922)
1998
Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (born 1908)
Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (born 1908)
1998
Barry Goldwater, American general, activist, and politician (born 1909)
Barry Goldwater, American general, activist, and politician (born 1909)
1998
Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th mayor of Los Angeles (born 1909)
Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th mayor of Los Angeles (born 1909)
1998
Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (born 1943)
Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (born 1943)
1998
Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923)
Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923)
1998
Edward Ginzton, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (born 1915)
Edward Ginzton, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (born 1915)
1998
Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (born 1912)
Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (born 1912)
1998
Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1915)
Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1915)
1998
Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1907)
Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1907)
1998
Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (born 1926)
Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (born 1926)