1914), British-born Israeli-French philanthropist. 18 July – Meir Ariel (b. 1942), Israeli singer. 18 August – Hanoch Levin (b. 1943), Israeli playwright, theater director, poet and writer. 1 October – Ted Arison (b. 1924), Israeli-American businessman. 15 October – Yosef Burg (b. 1909), German-born Israeli politician and Rabbi. Full date unknown Shmuel Horowitz (b. 1901), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli agronomist. Shlomo Morag, (b. 1926), Israeli professor of the Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Zahara Schatz (b. 1916), Israeli painter and sculptor. Major public holidays See also 1999 in Israeli film Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 References External links Israel