Discover what happened on 12 January 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
- Maria Sander (German sprinter (1924-1999))
- Róbert Burgert
- Doug Wickenheiser (Canadian ice hockey player (1961-1999))
- Gustav Adolf Halem (German jurist (1899-1999))
- Gerda Ring (Norwegian actress and producer (1891–1999))
- Leo Cherne (American economists (1912–1999))
- Betty Lou Gerson (American actress (1914-1999))
- Félix Pironti (French association football player (1921-1999))
- William H. Whyte (American sociologist (1917-1999))
- Jean de Lachomette (French politician (1912–1999))
- Riccardo Salvino (Italian actor)
- Yuri Dolmatovsky
- Bernard Judd (Australian priest)
- David Logan (American football player (1956-1999))
- Donald Hall (Royal Air Force officer (1930 – 1999))
- Elizabeth Hickey (Irish historian)
- Herman Ball (American football player and coach (1910-1999))
- Rolando Fustiñana
- Jack McCafferty (Founder of McCafferty’s Express Coaches and Mayor of Toowoomba)
- James Hession (Irish politician (1912–1999))
- William Robertson Desobry (United States Army field commander during Cold War, and Lieutenant General in the United States Army)
- Stanisław Wałach
- Hiroshi Tamiya (Japaneses jurist)
- Kazimierz Grześkowiak
- Jordi Torras i Comamala (Catalan art critic (1922-1999))
- Q12535983 (scientist)
- German Goppe (Russian poet, writer and children’s writer (1926-1999))
- Szilárd Donhoffer (physician (1902–1999))
- Ricardo Espala (Uruguayan association football player (1958-1999))
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- Hilding Eklund (Swedish painter (1909-1999))
- Ted Hustead (founder of Wall Drug in South Dakota, US)
- Karl-Axel Skoog
- Göran Eliasson (Swedish architect (1932-1999))
- Jozef Prokop (born:1920-12-13|died:1999|; Prokop, Jozef, 1920-1999; Prokop, Jozef, st.; Prokop, Jozef (1920- ).)
- Joan Baptista Daviu i Romaguera
- Peter Leisching
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- Dennis van Thal (British theatrical agent (1909-1999))
- Sir Richard Newton Rycroft, 7th Bt. ((1918-1999))
- Paul von Rotz (Swiss artist)
- Reinhard Probst
- Roger Piétin (French politician (1928-1999))
- Irmentraut Wiesböck (Austrian geologist)
- Christoph Hedinger (Swiss academic (1917-1999))
- Colm Kennelly (Irish Gaelic footballer)
- Maria Sander (German sprinter (1924-1999))
- Róbert Burgert
- Doug Wickenheiser (Canadian ice hockey player (1961-1999))
- Gustav Adolf Halem (German jurist (1899-1999))
- Gerda Ring (Norwegian actress and producer (1891–1999))
- Leo Cherne (American economists (1912–1999))
- Betty Lou Gerson (American actress (1914-1999))
- Félix Pironti (French association football player (1921-1999))
- William H. Whyte (American sociologist (1917-1999))
- Jean de Lachomette (French politician (1912–1999))
- Riccardo Salvino (Italian actor)
- Yuri Dolmatovsky
- Bernard Judd (Australian priest)
- David Logan (American football player (1956-1999))
- Donald Hall (Royal Air Force officer (1930 – 1999))
- Elizabeth Hickey (Irish historian)
- Herman Ball (American football player and coach (1910-1999))
- Rolando Fustiñana
- Jack McCafferty (Founder of McCafferty’s Express Coaches and Mayor of Toowoomba)
- James Hession (Irish politician (1912–1999))
- William Robertson Desobry (United States Army field commander during Cold War, and Lieutenant General in the United States Army)
- Stanisław Wałach
- Hiroshi Tamiya (Japaneses jurist)
- Kazimierz Grześkowiak
- Jordi Torras i Comamala (Catalan art critic (1922-1999))
- Q12535983 (scientist)
- German Goppe (Russian poet, writer and children’s writer (1926-1999))
- Szilárd Donhoffer (physician (1902–1999))
- Ricardo Espala (Uruguayan association football player (1958-1999))
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- Hilding Eklund (Swedish painter (1909-1999))
- Ted Hustead (founder of Wall Drug in South Dakota, US)
- Karl-Axel Skoog
- Göran Eliasson (Swedish architect (1932-1999))
- Jozef Prokop (born:1920-12-13|died:1999|; Prokop, Jozef, 1920-1999; Prokop, Jozef, st.; Prokop, Jozef (1920- ).)
- Joan Baptista Daviu i Romaguera
- Peter Leisching
- Q65156244
- Dennis van Thal (British theatrical agent (1909-1999))
- Sir Richard Newton Rycroft, 7th Bt. ((1918-1999))
- Paul von Rotz (Swiss artist)
- Reinhard Probst
- Roger Piétin (French politician (1928-1999))
- Irmentraut Wiesböck (Austrian geologist)
- Christoph Hedinger (Swiss academic (1917-1999))
- Colm Kennelly (Irish Gaelic footballer)
- Samuel H. Bellman (American politician – Minnesota — “S.H.” House 1935-38 (District 35))
- Zdeněk Borkovec
- Ramon Bellmunt i Saura (Catalan cellist, pedagogue, cultural and music affairs director)
- Semiarto Suharto (Indonesian businessman (1933–1999))