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In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
Spanish artist (1872-1959).
Born September 11th, 1871 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1959 at 87 years old in Port de Pollença.
François Gény
French jurist, professor (1861–1959).
Born December 17th, 1861 in Baccarat.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 97 years old in Nancy.
Eivind Berggrav
Norwegian bishop.
Born October 25th, 1884 in Stavanger.
Died January 14th, 1959 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Elisabeth Moore
American tennis player (1876–1959).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Brooklyn.
Died January 22nd, 1959 at 82 years old in Starke.
Maxie Long
American sprinter (1878–1959).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Belmont. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1959 at 80 years old in New York City.
Leslie Knighton
English football manager (1887-1959).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Derbyshire.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 72 years old in Bournemouth.
Alexander Vesnin
Soviet russian architect.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Yuryevets. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Emil František Burian
Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist.
Born June 11th, 1904 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1959 at 55 years old in Prague (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Ramón Fonst
Cuban fencer.
Born August 31st, 1883 in Havana. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1959 at 76 years old in Havana. [ref]
María Guggiari Echeverría Santos
Paraguayan nun (1925-1959).
Born January 12th, 1925 in Villarrica.
Died April 28th, 1959 at 34 years old in Asunción (hepatitis).
Vitaly Bianki
Russian writer (1894–1959).
Born February 11th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 10th, 1959 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Paul Nicolas
French association football player and manager (1899-1959).
Born November 4th, 1899 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 3rd, 1959 at 59 years old in Gy-l'Évêque (traffic collision).
David Pinski
Yiddish language writer (1872 – 1959).
Born April 5th, 1872 in Mogilev.
Died August 11th, 1959 at 87 years old in Haifa.
Erich Hoffmann
German dermatologist (1868–1959).
Born April 25th, 1868 in Wicimice.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 91 years old in Bonn.
James Pier Mason
American actor (1889-1959).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Paris.
Died November 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Federico Tedeschini
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 12th, 1873 in Antrodoco.
Died November 2nd, 1959 at 86 years old in Rome.
Adolf Smekal
Austrian physicist (1895–1959).
Born December 12th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 63 years old in Graz.
Hans Benno Bernoulli
Swiss architect (1876-1959).
Born February 17th, 1876 in Basel.
Died September 12th, 1959 at 83 years old in Basel.
Jiří Weil
Czech publicist, translator and bookwriter.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Praskolesy. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1959 at 59 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Grigorii Mikhailovich Fichtenholz
Russian mathematician.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herman Wildenvey
Norwegian poet and translator.
Born July 20th, 1885 in Nedre Eiker.
Died September 27th, 1959 at 74 years old in Larvik.
Jean Lhermitte
French neurologist (1877–1959).
Born January 20th, 1877 in Mont-Saint-Père.
Died January 24th, 1959 at 82 years old in Paris.
Johan Bojer
Norwegian author (1872–1959).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Orkanger.
Died July 3rd, 1959 at 87 years old in Oppdal Municipality.
Khalil Mardam Bey
Syrian poet (1895-1959).
Born July 1st, 1895 in Damascus. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1959 at 64 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Lizzy Ansingh
Dutch painter (1875-1959).
Born March 13th, 1875 in Utrecht.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 84 years old in Amsterdam.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 431
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