Events in the year 1999 in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002. He was the first Brazi ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

: Marco Maciel

Governors

* Acre: ** Orleir Messias Cameli (until 1 January) ** Jorge Viana (from 1 January) *

Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

: ** Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) (until 1 January) ** Ronaldo Lessa (from 1 January) * Amapa:

João Capiberibe João Alberto Rodrigues Capiberibe (born May 6, 1947 in Afuá) is a Brazilian politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, re ...

* Amazonas:

Amazonino Mendes Amazonino Armando Mendes (born November 16, 1939) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures. He was born in Eirunepé, Amazonas. He first served as governor from 19 ...

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

: ** Paulo Souto (until 1 January) ** César Borges (from 1 January) * Ceará:

Tasso Jereissati Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati (born 15 December 1948) is federal senator of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and w ...

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

: ** Vitor Buaiz (until 1 January) ** José Ignácio Ferreira (from 1 January) *

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

: **

Helenês Cândido Helenês Cândido (5 January 1935 – 17 March 2021) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, who served as the governor of the state of Goiás between 1998 and 1999. Cândido died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is ...

(until 1 January) **

Marconi Perillo Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior (born in Goiânia, March 7, 1963) is a Brazilian politician, affiliate to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He is the former governor of the state of Goiás (1999–2002; 2003–2006; 2011–2018). ...

(from 1 January) *

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

Roseana Sarney Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Part ...

* Mato Grosso:

Dante de Oliveira Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

* Mato Grosso do Sul:

José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos (born 24 February 1950), better known as Zeca do PT, is a Brazilian banker and politician, affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). Elected State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul by the Workers' Party in 2022. He ...

(from 1 January) *

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

: **

Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

(until 1 January) **

Itamar Franco Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (; 28 June 19302 July 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 33rd president of Brazil from 29 December 1992 to 31 December 1994. Previously, he was the 21st vice president of Brazil from 1990 until the ...

(from 1 January) *

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...

Almir Gabriel Almir José de Oliveira Gabriel COMM (Belém, August 18, 1932 - Belém, February 19, 2013) was a Brazilian doctor and politician affiliated to the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB). He was governor of Pará for two terms, senator and mayor of the capi ...

* Paraíba:

José Maranhão José Targino Maranhão (6 September 1933 – 8 February 2021) was a Brazilian politician who served as governor and senator of Paraíba. He was the son of Benjamim Gomes Maranhão, ex-mayor of Araruna, Paraíba and Dona Benedita Targino Mar ...

* Paraná:

Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner (17 December 1937 – 27 May 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, th ...

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...

: ** Miguel Arraes (until 1 January) **

Jarbas Vasconcelos Jarbas Vasconcelos (born August 23, 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015. Previously, he was governor of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the Brazilian Democr ...

(from 1 January) * Piauí: Mão Santa *

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

: ** Marcello Alencar (until 1 January) **

Benedita da Silva Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio (, born 26 April 1942) is a Brazilian politician. From a humble background, she faced class and racial prejudice, overcoming it to become the first female and Afro-Brazilian governor of the State of Rio de Janeir ...

(from 1 January) *

Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...

: Garibaldi Alves Filho * Rio Grande do Sul: ** Antônio Britto (until 1 January) **

Olívio Dutra Olívio de Oliveira Dutra (born 10 June 1941 in Bossoroca, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian politician. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party. Early political career (1961-1989) Dutra graduated in Grammar school and became an employ ...

(from 1 January) * Rondônia: José de Abreu Bianco * Roraima:

Neudo Ribeiro Campos Neudo Ribeiro Campos (born September 1, 1946) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was governor of Roraima from 1995 to 2002. He is affiliated with the Progressive Party (Brazil) Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressiv ...

* Santa Catarina: ** Paulo Afonso Vieira (until 1 January) **

Esperidião Amin Esperidião Amin Helou Filho (December 21, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. Born to a family of businessmen and politicians of Lebanese origin, he was twice elected governor of the state of Santa Catarina and twice mayor of the city of Florianó ...

(from 1 January) *

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

Mário Covas Mário Covas Almeida Júnior ( or ; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician. Biography Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, i ...

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

: Albano Franco *

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...

: José Wilson Siqueira Campos (from 1 January)

Vice governors

* Acre: ** Labib Murad (until 1 January) ** Edison Simão Cadaxo (from 1 January) *

: Geraldo Costa Sampaio (from 1 January) * Amapá: ** Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar (until 1 January) ** Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo (from 1 January) * Amazonas: Samuel Assayag Hanan (from 1 January) *

: ** César Borges (until 1 January) **

Otto Alencar Otto Alencar (born August 28, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Bahia in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously he was vice-governor and governor of Bahia. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social ...

(from 1 January) * Ceará: ** Moroni Bing Torgan (until 1 January) ** Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara (from 1 January) *

** José Renato Casagrande (until 1 January) ** Celso José Vasconcelos (from 1 January) *

: Alcides Rodrigues Filho (from 1 January) *

: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares * Mato Grosso: ** José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda (until 1 January) ** José Rogério Sales (from 1 January) * Mato Grosso do Sul: **''Vacant'' (until 1 January) **

Moacir Kohl Moacyr, also spelled Moacir, is a Brazilian masculine name of Tupi origin. According to the Brazilian philologist Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, it means "regret", "repentance". It can refer to: * Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921–2000), nicknamed Ba ...

(from 1 January) *

: ** Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto (until 1 January) ** Newton Cardoso (from 1 January) *

: ** Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior (until 1 January) ** Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes (from 1 January) * Paraíba: Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino * Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati *

: ** Jorge José Gomes (until 1 January) ** José Mendonça Bezerra Filho (from 1 January) * Piauí: ** Osmar Antônio de Araújo (until 1 January) ** Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior (from 1 January) *

: ** Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha (until 1 January) **

(from 1 January) *

: Fernando Freire * Rio Grande do Sul: ** Vicente Joaquim Bogo (until 1 January) ** Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto (from 1 January) * Rondônia: ** Aparício Carvalho de Moraes (until 1 January) ** Miguel de Souza (from 1 January) * Roraima: ** Airton Antonio Soligo (until 1 January) ** Francisco Flamarion Portela (from 1 January) * Santa Catarina: ** José Augusto Hülse (until 1 January) ** Paulo Roberto Bauer (from 1 January) *

: Geraldo Alckmin *

: ** José Carlos Machado (until 1 January) ** Benedito de Figueiredo (from 1 January) *

: ** Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos (until 1 January) ** João Lisboa da Cruz (from 1 January)

Events

January

January 1 January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the yea ...

begins his second term as

president of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...

. *

January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Cou ...

: ''

Central Station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

'' by

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazi ...

, wins the

Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is a Golden Globe Award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film coul ...

February

* February 1:

Antônio Carlos Magalhães Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães (4 September 1927 – 20 July 2007), also known by his initials ACM, was a Brazilian politician. He served as Governor of Bahia three times and represented Bahia in the Senate of Brazil three times. Magalhãe ...

( PFL/ BA) and

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

(

PMDB The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a "big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...

/ SP) are re-elected, respectively, as presidents of the

Federal Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. Senate or the Senate may also refer to: * Any one of the national senates in the world, including ** The Brazilian Senate ** The United States Sen ...

and the Chamber of Deputies.

March

March 11 Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the ven ...

: A blackout affects the

Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...

, as well as ten states in the South,

Southeast The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

, and Central-West regions. *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

: After 94 days, the kidnapping of Wellington Camargo (brother of the country duo

Zezé di Camargo & Luciano Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano () are a famous Brazilian sertanejo/country duo. The two brothers were born in Pirenópolis, Goiás. Zezé is the artistic name for Mirosmar José de Camargo and Luciano the artistic name for Welson David de Camargo. ...

) ends. Camargo was found in a bush on the side of a road in

Guapó Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² (10/10/2002). Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: * ...

and the kidnappers were arrested. *

March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...

: The newspaper ''

Agora São Paulo Agora São Paulo was a Brazilian newspaper published by Grupo Folha which also owns the broadsheet Folha de S.Paulo. It was launched in 1999 to replace ''Folha da Tarde''. ''Agora'' led among the popular newspapers in São Paulo São Paulo (, ...

'' is launched to replace ''Folha da Tarde''.

May

* May 10th: The television network

Rede Manchete Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ne ...

ceases broadcasting, due to a growing decrease in audience, excessive interest on the station's debt and that of the Bloch Group; management failures and salary arrears since the previous year. The network later becomes

RedeTV! RedeTV! () is a Brazilian television network owned by Amilcare Dallevo and Marcelo de Carvalho. It is the newest television network, among the five major networks in Brazil, being a relaunch of Rede Manchete in 1999. RedeTV! has modern produc ...

June

* June 6: In

São José dos Campos São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and research centers with emphasis in aerospace scien ...

, 345 prisoners escape from Putim prison through the front gate.

July

July 18 Events Pre-1600 * 477 BC – Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. * 387 BC – Roman- Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, l ...

: Brazil defeats Uruguay 3-0, earning their sixth Copa América championship. *

July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is se ...

- Truckers go on a national strike for four days in a row. Drivers claimed toll tariff reduction, tax exemption and retirement regulation.

September

September 29 Events Pre-1600 *61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. * 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, ...

Francisco de Assis Pereira Francisco de Assis Pereira (born November 29, 1967), also known as "O Maníaco do Parque" ("The Park Maniac"), is a Brazilian serial killer. He was arrested in 1998 for the rape and murder of 11 women and for assaulting nine others in a São Paul ...

, "The Park Maniac", is sentenced to 121 years in prison for the death of ten women in the State Park, in

November

November 3 Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Fl ...

: Mateus da Costa Meira, a 24-year old medical student, kills 3 people in a theater with a submachine gun.

December

December 11 Events Pre-1600 * 220 – Emperor Xian of Han is forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending the Han dynasty. * 361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Roman Emperor. * 861 – Assassination of the Abba ...

: Unsuccessful launch of

VLS-1 V02 VLS-1 V02 was the second flight of the VLS-1 rocket on December 11, 1999 from the Alcântara Launch Center, with the objective of placing the SACI-2 microsatellite in Earth orbit. The rocket was remotely destroyed 3 minutes after launch. Origin ...

occurs.

Births

January

*14 January:

Emerson Royal Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior (born 14 January 1999), known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and th ...

, footballer

March

*27 May:

Matheus Cunha Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and t ...

, footballer

August

*13 August: Giulia Be, singer *15 August: Paola Reis, BMX rider

October

*8 October: Camila Rossi, rhythmic gymnast

December

*28 December:

Ary Borges Ariadina Alves Borges (born 28 December 1999), known simply as Ary Borges, is a Brazilian professional football forward who plays for National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC and the Brazil women's national team. Club career ...

, footballer

Deaths

March

*7 March:

Antônio Houaiss Antônio Houaiss ( or ; October 15, 1915 – March 7, 1999) was a Brazilian lexicographer, diplomat, writer and translator. Early life The son of Lebanese immigrants, he was born in Rio de Janeiro.(2012)Houaiss, Antonio. Itaú Cultural Encyclo ...

, writer and lexicographer (born

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". * January ...

) *12 March:

Bidu Sayão Balduína "Bidú" de Oliveira Sayão (11 May 1902 – 12 March 1999) was a Brazilian opera soprano. One of Brazil's most famous musicians, Sayão was a leading artist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1937 to 1952. Life and career ...

, opera singer (born

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world' ...

) *24 March: Ladjane Bandeira, journalist and artist (born

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

)

April

*1 April: Marcos Rey, writer (born

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Itali ...

)

May

*18 May:

Dias Gomes Alfredo de Freitas Dias Gomes () (19 October 1922 – 18 May 1999) was a Brazilian playwright. He was born on October 19, 1922 in Salvador, Bahia. He started writing plays at age 15 and later wrote soap operas. He wrote the first ever colo ...

, dramatist (born

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

) *22 May:

Milton Banana Milton Banana (born Antônio de Souza) (23 April 1935 – 22 May 1999) was a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz drummer. A self-taught musician, he is best known for his collaboration with João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Pr ...

, bossa nova and jazz drummer (born 1935) *29 May: João Carlos de Oliveira, athlete (born 1954)

June

*12 June:

Carlos Kroeber Carlos Henrique Kroeber (1934–1999) was a Brazilian film and television actor. Filmography Movies *1968: ''O Homem que Comprou o Mundo'' *1969: ''Navalha na Carne'' *1970: ''É Simonal'' *1971: '' A Casa Assassinada'' .... Timóteo *1971 ...

, actor (born

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

) *19 June: Heloísa Helena, actress (born

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

)

July

*16 July:

Franco Montoro André Franco Montoro (; 14 July 1916 – 16 July 1999) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in São Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was a senator and governor of São Paulo. He was a member o ...

, politician (born

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...

)

August

*27 August:

Hélder Câmara Hélder Pessoa Câmara (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. A self-identified socialism, socialist, he was the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Olinda and Recife, serving from 196 ...

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

archbishop (born

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Jan ...

)

October

* 8 October: **

Manfredo Fest Manfredo Irmin Fest (May 13, 1936 – October 8, 1999) was a bossa nova and jazz pianist, keyboardist, and bandleader from Brazil. Legally blind, he was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and he died at 63 years old in Tampa Bay, ...

, bossa nova and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

pianist (born

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

) **

Zezé Macedo Zezé Macedo (6 May 1916 – 8 October 1999) was a Brazilian comedienne and actress in radio, cinema and television, being the female record holder in Brazil for film appearances, having made over 100 films. She also published four books of poet ...

, comedian and actress (born

) * 30 October: Nise da Silveira, psychiatrist and student of

Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, phi ...

(born

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia ( Shostakovich's 11th Symphony ...

)

November

*19 November: Plínio Marcos, writer and actor (born 1935) *22 November:

Flávio Costa Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football player and manager. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, as well as Colo Colo of Chile, and FC Porto of Portugal. Co ...

, football player and coach (born

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

)

December

*3 December:

Edmond Safra Edmond J. Safra ( ar, ادموند يعقوب صفرا; 6 August 1932 – 3 December 1999) was a Lebanese-Brazilian banker who continued the family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland. He was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until ...

, Lebanese-born banker (born

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...

) *8 December:

Toninho Toninho is a Portuguese diminutive nickname for Antônio or António in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola. It is loosely equivalent to Little Tony in English. Nicknames Football * Toninho (footballer, born 1947), ...

, footballer (born 1948) *24 December:

João Figueiredo João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (; 15 January 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country follo ...

, 30th

President of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...

(born 1918) *29 December: José Cláudio dos Reis, sports administrator (born 1939)

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