Wilt Chamberlain Dies On this day, in 1999 13-time NBA All-Star, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain passed away at his home in Bel-Air, California at the age of 63. October 12, 1999 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine