October 1999
- 3 Alastair Hetherington, 79, British journalist, editor of The Guardian.
- 4 Bernard Buffet, 71, French painter, committed suicide.
- 12 Wilt Chamberlain, 63, NBA basketball player, congestive heart failure.
- 17 Dimitre Mehandjiysky, 84, (Bulgarian Димитър Механджийски) artist and designer, kidney failure.
- 20 Jack Lynch, 82, Irish Fianna Fáil politician, fourth Taoiseach of Ireland (1966–1973, 1977–1979).
- 25 Payne Stewart, 42, American professional golfer, plane accident.
- 30 Maigonis Valdmanis, 66, Latvian basketball player
- 31 Greg Moore, 24, Canadian racecar driver, collision.
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