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]
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.
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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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix