What happened on 12 January 1999?

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))
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  • 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))
  • Q26951394
  • 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))