In the year 1959

431 Notable deaths

Ivan Leonidov

Soviet russian architect (1902-1959).

Born February 22nd, 1902 in Babino.

Died November 6th, 1959 at 57 years old in Moscow.

Lyda Borelli

Italian actress (1887–1959).

Born March 22nd, 1887 in La Spezia. [ref]

Died June 15th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]

George Amick

American racing driver (1924–1959).

Born October 24th, 1924 in Vernonia.

Died April 4th, 1959 at 34 years old in Daytona Beach.

Germaine Richier

Sculptor from france.

Born December 16th, 1902 in Grans. [ref]

Died July 31st, 1959 at 56 years old in Montpellier.

William Axt

American conductor (1888–1959).

Born April 19th, 1888 in New York City.

Died February 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Ukiah.

Israel Rokach

Israeli politician (1896–1959).

Born December 31st, 1896 in Jaffa. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1959 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.

Matvei Muranov

Soviet politician (1873-1959).

Born December 11th, 1873 in Poltava.

Died December 9th, 1959 at 85 years old in Moscow.

Walther Buhle

German general (1894–1959).

Born October 26th, 1894 in Heilbronn.

Died December 28th, 1959 at 65 years old in Stuttgart.

Ebrahim Hakimi

Prime minister of iran (1871-1959).

Born August 15th, 1871 in Tabriz.

Died October 19th, 1959 at 88 years old in Tehran.

Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho

Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).

Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.

Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.

Felix Jacoby

German classicist and philologist (1876–1959).

Born March 19th, 1876 in Magdeburg.

Died November 10th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin.

Eduard van Beinum

Dutch conductor.

Born September 3rd, 1900 in Arnhem. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1959 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Şükrü Kaya

Turkish statesperson (1883–1959).

Born March 9th, 1883 in Kos.

Died January 10th, 1959 at 75 years old in Istanbul.

Jonathan Zenneck

German engineer (1871-1959).

Born April 15th, 1871 in Ruppertshofen.

Died April 8th, 1959 at 87 years old in Althegnenberg.

Georg Lörner

Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).

Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.

Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.

Leslie Johnson

British racing driver.

Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.

Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.

Kyoshi Takahama

Japanese writer (1874–1959).

Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.

Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).

Lafe McKee

Actor (1872-1959).

Born January 23rd, 1872 in Morrison.

Died August 10th, 1959 at 87 years old in Temple City.

Sucharu Devi

Maharani of mayurbhanj (1874-1959).

Born October 9th, 1874 in Kolkata.

Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old

Louise Pearce

American pathologist (1885-1959).

Born March 5th, 1885 in Winchester.

Died August 10th, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.

Wolf Hirth

German gliding pioneer (1900-1959).

Born February 28th, 1900 in Stuttgart.

Died July 25th, 1959 at 59 years old in Dettingen unter Teck.

Akaki Chkhenkeli

Georgian politician.

Born May 19th, 1874 in Okumi.

Died January 5th, 1959 at 84 years old in Paris.

André Siegfried

French academic, geographer and political writer (1875–1959).

Born April 21st, 1875 in Le Havre.

Died March 28th, 1959 at 83 years old in Paris.

Fernand Bouisson

French politician (1874-1959).

Born June 16th, 1874 in Constantine. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1959 at 85 years old in Antibes. [ref]

Otto Schlüter

German geographer (1872–1959).

Born November 12th, 1872 in Witten.

Died October 12th, 1959 at 86 years old in Halle (Saale).

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