Deaths in April 1999
The following is a list of notable deaths in April 1999. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. April 1999 1 Ellis Yarnal Berry, 96, American attorney, newspaper publisher and politician. Gladys Hasty Carroll, 94, American novelist. Bernie Deane, 81, Australian politician. Stipe Delić, 73, Croatian film director. Tony Frasca, 71, American ice hockey player and coach, stomach cancer. Alfred Jahn, 83, Polish geographer, geomorphologist and polar explorer. Tadahito Mochinaga, 80, Japanese stop-motion animator. Bruce Phillipson, 40, American background painter. Madhurantakam Rajaram, 68, Indian author. George Rapée, 83, American bridge player. Wilson Riles, 81, American educator and politician. Jesse Stone, 97, American R&B musician and songwriter. 2 Andrew Gardner, 66, British newscaster, heart attack. Julio Alberto Hernández, 98, Dominican composer and pianist. Sophie Lihau-Kanza, 59, Congolese politician and sociologist, cardiac arrest. Charlie Mitchell, 78, American gridiron football player. Josip Pokupec, 85, Yugoslav Olympic cyclist. 3 Lionel Bart, 68, British music writer, composer and lyricist (Oliver!, Living Doll), cancer. John B. Daly, 69, American politician. Herman Foster,