List of Famous people who died in 1999

Marc Jean Chrétien Simenon, was a Belgian born French director and screenwriter. He was the son of writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) and the husband of Mylène Demongeot from 16 September 1968. He died falling down the stairs at his home in Paris.

Lyusyena Ivanovna Ovchinnikova was a Soviet film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1959 and 1993. She is an Honored artist of the RSFSR (1973).

John Paul Larkin, known professionally as Scatman John was an American musician and singer who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hits "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" and "Scatman's World".

Horst Frank was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck, Germany and died in Heidelberg, Germany.

Georgy Ivanovich Rerberg was a Soviet cinematographer.

Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. An officer of the 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles, he was martyred in battle on Jubar Top of the Khalubar Hills in Batalik Sector of Kargil.

Ayumu Matsuo is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Dennis William Siahou Sciama, was a British physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. He was the PhD supervisor to many famous cosmologists, including Stephen Hawking, Martin Rees and David Deutsch; he is considered one of the fathers of modern cosmology.

Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.

Öztürk Serengil was a Turkish actor and comedian. He is mostly known as one of the famous comedians in Turkish films.