Discover what happened on 3 February 1999 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Alexander Nemtin (Russian composer (1936–1999))
- Luc Borrelli (French footballer (1965-1999))
- Norman Bluhm (American artist (1921-1999))
- Mikko Hietanen (Finnish long distance runner(1911-1999))
- William C. Brown (American electrical engineer (1916-1999))
- János Incze (Romanian painter (1909-1999))
- György Schirilla (Hungarian athlete (1939-1999))
- Juan Amenábar (Chilean composer (1922–1999))
- John S. Service (American diplomat (1909-1999))
- Sjoerd Albert Lapré (Dutch military personnel (1920–1999))
- Yu Qiuli (Vice Prime Minister of China)
- Jan Czerniak (Polish Catholic priest)
- Alexei Gorokhov (Soviet musician (1927–1999))
- Gwen Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
- Alfred Janes (painter (1911-1999))
- Ann-Margret Nirling (Swedish female diver (1918-1999))
- Ben Kramer (American basketball player in the 1930s)
- David Muirhead (British diplomat (1918-1999))
- Doyle Kenady (former world champion powerlifter and strongman (1948–1999))
- Herbert Klynn (animator and painter (1917-1999))
- Leo Schrall (Baseball player and coach)
- Vin Sullivan (American comic book editor, artist and publisher (1911–1999))
- Hachirō Nakamura (Japanese novelist (1914-1999))
- Tadashi Uematsu (Japanese jurist)
- Enn Nurk (Estonian educationalist (1935-1999))
- Jim Cope (Australian politician (1907-1999))
- Vin English (Australian rules footballer (1929-1999))
- Þorsteinn Hannesson
- Erik Gunnes (Norwegian catholic priest, translator and professor)
- Alf Graven
- Aleksandr Balashov (commander of the motorized engineer reconnaissance company (1925-1999))
- Jean-Claude Grenier (French actor)
- Dorothy Middleton (British geographer and writer)
- Henk Aukes
- Pyotr Alekseyev
- Kirsten Aller
- Zbigniew Perzanowski (Polish historian)
- Marcel Azema-Billa (French artist)
- Pierre Van Beginne (Belgian architect (1903-1999))
- Frazer G. Poole
- Joseph Kingsbury Smith (American journalist)
- Johannes Ries
- Zofia Petri (Polish actress)
- Ingrid Matérn
- Diederick Barendse (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Miroslav Olšan
- Alessandro Scurani (Italian Jesuit (1927-1999))