Discover what happened on 23 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
- George Grigoriu (Romanian composer and songwriter (1927-1999))
- Gershon Legman (American journalist (1917–1999))
- Stanley Dance (British music critic (1910–1999))
- Géza Gergely (Hungarian-Romanian director)
- David Chilton Phillips (Biophysicist and structural biologist (1924-1999))
- George Sweigert (American inventor (1920-1999))
- Inge Brandenburg (German actress (1929–1999))
- Richard Wilson (American professional wrestler (1965-1999))
- Karl Ludwig (German politician (1923–1999))
- Alberto Vigevani (Italian writer and editor (1918-1999))
- Dino Poggi (Italian association football player (1914-1999))
- Ruth Gipps (English composer (1921–1999))
- Renata Lebedeva (Russian scientist)
- Alan Hyman (British screenwriter (1910–1999))
- Mona Morales-Schildt (Swedish designer and glass artist)
- Chip Myers (American football player (1945-1999))
- Hughie Lee-Smith (African American artist (1915-1999))
- Leo “Muscle” Shoals (American baseball player and manager (1916–1999))
- Sir Anthony Nutting, 3rd Baronet (British politician (1920–1999))
- Edward Sąsiada (Polish mathematician (1924-1999))
- Hans-Jürgen Bühring (German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1920-1999))
- Les Howe (English footballer (1912-1999))
- Kazimierz Stec
- Evarist Vallès i Rovira (Spanish painter and museologist (1923-1999))
- Vytautas Mažeika (Lithuanian art historian)
- Ivan Rajniak (Czechoslovak actor)
- Isaac Alfaro (Mexican basketball player)
- James McKinnon (American musicologist)
- Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. (United States federal judge)
- Muhammad Ghulam Tawab (Bangladeshi Air Force Marshal)
- Patricio Kaulen (Chilean actor)
- Lois Wann (American oboist and music pedagogue)
- Doug Menzies (Australian rules footballer (1915-1999))
- Rudolf Neumann
- David H. Smith (American pediatric infectious diseases researcher)
- Johan Skjortnes (Norwegian missionary (1926-1999))
- Sigvall Folleraas (Norwegian missionary)
- Vladimir Shapovalov
- Buzz Miller (American dancer (1923-1999))
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- Oscar Herrero
- Adrien Carré
- Tomomi Kōno
- Antônio Garcia Filho
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- Patricia Anne Lord ((died 1999))
- Nancy Elizabeth Jackson ((died 1999))
- Grigore Beuran (Romanian writer)
- Pan Shou (Accomplished Chinese calligrapher and poet who is known for his distinctive calligraphic style)
- Jaroslava Scheuflerová
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- Gretchen Garber Billings (American journalist)
- Béla Lajos Tóth (Hungarian veterinarian (1925–1999))
- Finlay Graham Campbell (b.28 April 1923 d.23 February 1999)
- Stanisław Piotr Panasewicz (Polish architect)
- Geertruida Pompen (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Alois Gregor
- Bedřich Středa
- Zdeněk Knesl
- Patrick F. Quinn (American university teacher)
- Patrick F. Quinn (American university teacher)
- Jackson Harvester Angaine (Kenyan politician (1903-1999)))
- Romuald Gross (Estonian saxophonist and clarinetist)
- Heinrich Schmid (Swiss linguist (1921-1999))
- Heinrich Schmid (Swiss linguist (1921-1999))
- George Grigoriu (Romanian composer and songwriter (1927-1999))
- Gershon Legman (American journalist (1917–1999))
- Stanley Dance (British music critic (1910–1999))
- Géza Gergely (Hungarian-Romanian director)
- David Chilton Phillips (Biophysicist and structural biologist (1924-1999))
- George Sweigert (American inventor (1920-1999))
- Inge Brandenburg (German actress (1929–1999))
- Richard Wilson (American professional wrestler (1965-1999))
- Karl Ludwig (German politician (1923–1999))
- Alberto Vigevani (Italian writer and editor (1918-1999))
- Dino Poggi (Italian association football player (1914-1999))
- Ruth Gipps (English composer (1921–1999))
- Renata Lebedeva (Russian scientist)
- Alan Hyman (British screenwriter (1910–1999))
- Mona Morales-Schildt (Swedish designer and glass artist)
- Chip Myers (American football player (1945-1999))
- Hughie Lee-Smith (African American artist (1915-1999))
- Leo “Muscle” Shoals (American baseball player and manager (1916–1999))
- Sir Anthony Nutting, 3rd Baronet (British politician (1920–1999))
- Edward Sąsiada (Polish mathematician (1924-1999))
- Hans-Jürgen Bühring (German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1920-1999))
- Les Howe (English footballer (1912-1999))
- Kazimierz Stec
- Evarist Vallès i Rovira (Spanish painter and museologist (1923-1999))
- Vytautas Mažeika (Lithuanian art historian)
- Ivan Rajniak (Czechoslovak actor)
- Isaac Alfaro (Mexican basketball player)
- James McKinnon (American musicologist)
- Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. (United States federal judge)
- Muhammad Ghulam Tawab (Bangladeshi Air Force Marshal)
- Patricio Kaulen (Chilean actor)
- Lois Wann (American oboist and music pedagogue)
- Doug Menzies (Australian rules footballer (1915-1999))
- Rudolf Neumann
- David H. Smith (American pediatric infectious diseases researcher)
- Johan Skjortnes (Norwegian missionary (1926-1999))
- Sigvall Folleraas (Norwegian missionary)
- Vladimir Shapovalov
- Buzz Miller (American dancer (1923-1999))
- Q47489192
- Oscar Herrero
- Adrien Carré
- Tomomi Kōno
- Antônio Garcia Filho
- Q61100567
- Patricia Anne Lord ((died 1999))
- Nancy Elizabeth Jackson ((died 1999))
- Grigore Beuran (Romanian writer)
- Pan Shou (Accomplished Chinese calligrapher and poet who is known for his distinctive calligraphic style)
- Jaroslava Scheuflerová
- Q97316156
- Gretchen Garber Billings (American journalist)
- Béla Lajos Tóth (Hungarian veterinarian (1925–1999))
- Finlay Graham Campbell (b.28 April 1923 d.23 February 1999)
- Stanisław Piotr Panasewicz (Polish architect)
- Geertruida Pompen (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Alois Gregor
- Bedřich Středa
- Zdeněk Knesl