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Tuesday, 14 December, 1999, 16:21 GMT
Obituaries: 1999




A selection from BBC News Online's obituaries, special reports and tributes for those whose departure made the world's headlines over the year:




Louis Feraud, Fashion designer (28 Dec 1999)

Clayton Moore, Actor (28 Dec 1999)

Curtis Mayfield, Composer and song writer (26 Dec 1999)

Desmond Llewelyn, Actor (19 Dec 1999)

Jill Craigie, Actress and author (14 Dec 1999)

Joseph Heller, US author (14 Dec 1999)

Franjo Tudjman, President of Croatia (11 Dec 1999)

Kenny Baker, Trumpeter (9 Dec 1999)

Sylvester Clarke, Cricketer (5 Dec 1999)

Madeline Kahn, Actress (4 Dec 1999)

Charlie Byrd, Jazz guitarist (3 Dec 1999)




Ian Messiter, Radio producer (24 Nov 1999)

Quentin Crisp, Writer and actor (21 Nov 1999)

Paul Bowles, Author and composer (18 Nov 1999)

Walter Payton, US football player (1 Nov 1999)

Malcolm Marshall, Cricketer (5 November 1999)




Roddy McDowall, Actor (4 October 1999)

Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball player (13 October 1999)

Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian leader (14 October 1999)

Payne Stewart, Golfer (25 October 1999)
Payne Stewart: Your tributes




Alan Clark, British MP (7 September 1999)

Raisa Gorbachev, 20 September 1999
Raisa Gorbachev: A life in pictures

Clive Jenkins, Trade unionist (22 September 1999)




Nirad C Chaudhuri, Indian writer (2 August 1999)

Helen Rollason, BBC presenter (9 August 1999)
Special Report: Tribute to Helen Rollason




Joshua Nkomo , Zimbabwean politician (1 July 1999)

William Whitelaw , Cabinet minister (1 July 1999)

John F Kennedy Jr (19 July 1999)

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (19 July 1999)
Special Report: The Kennedy Tragedy

King Hassan II of Morocco (24 July 1999)






Kenny McIntyre , BBC Scotland journalist (31 May 1999)

Oliver Reed , Actor (2 May 1999)




Lionel Bart , Songwriter (3 April 1999)

Raul Silva Henriquez , Human rights campaigner (10 April 1999)

Linda McCartney , Animal rights campaigner and photographer, (19 April 1999)

Jill Dando , BBC presenter (26 April 1999)
Special Report: Tribute to Jill Dando

Sir Alf Ramsay , Football manager (30 April 1999)




Dusty Springfield , Singer (3 March 1999)

Lord Denning (5 March 1999)

Dennis Viollet , Footballer (7 March 1999)

Joe DiMaggio , Baseball player (8 March 1999)

Ernie Wise , Comedian (22 March 1999)

Michael Aris, Husband of Aung San Suu Kyi (27 March 1999)




King Hussein of Jordan (7 February 1999)
Special report: Death of a King

Gene Siskel , Film critic (21 February 1999)




Brian Moore, Writer (12 January 1999)

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