In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Martha Warren Beckwith
American folklorist and ethnographer.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Massachusetts.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 88 years old in Berkeley.
Manuel Altolaguirre
Spanish poet (1905-1959).
Born June 29th, 1905 in Málaga. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1959 at 54 years old in Burgos (traffic collision). [ref]
Jerónimo Méndez
Chilean politician, provisional president (1887-1959).
Born September 25th, 1887 in Chañaral.
Died June 14th, 1959 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Arturo Labriola
Italian revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist (1873–1959).
Born January 22nd, 1873 in Naples.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 86 years old in Naples.
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani poet, writer and educator (1881–1959).
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Lillian Elliott
Actress.
Born April 24th, 1874 in Canada.
Died January 15th, 1959 at 84 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Guido Brignone
Italian film director (1886-1959).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Milan.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome.
Kazimierz Bein
Polish ophthalmologist, lexicographer, translator and esperantist (1872–1959).
Born February 29th, 1872 in Sierżnia.
Died June 15th, 1959 at 87 years old in Łódź.
Davis Elkins
United states senator from west virginia (1876-1959).
Born January 24th, 1876 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Richmond.
Duke R. Lee
Actor (1881-1959).
Born May 13th, 1881 in Virginia.
Died April 1st, 1959 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Vincenzo Cardarelli
Italian writer.
Born May 1st, 1887 in Tarquinia. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ludlow Griscom
American ornithologist, botanist, ichthyologist and museum professional (1890-1959).
Born June 17th, 1890 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Cambridge.
Nikandr Chibisov
Soviet general (1892–1959).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Romanovskaya.
Died September 20th, 1959 at 66 years old in Minsk.
Gerda Lundequist
Swedish actress (1871-1959).
Born February 14th, 1871 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1959 at 88 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Shalva Dadiani
Georgian actor and writer.
Born May 21st, 1874 in Zestaponi.
Died March 15th, 1959 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Jan Černý
Czechoslovak civil servant, prime minister, and provincial president of moravia (1874-1959).
Born March 4th, 1874 in Uherský Ostroh. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1959 at 85 years old in Uherský Ostroh. [ref]
Henri Pourrat
French writer (1887-1959).
Born May 7th, 1887 in Ambert. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Ambert.
Otto Bartning
German architect (1883-1959).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 20th, 1959 at 75 years old in Darmstadt.
Klaudzi Duzh-Dusheuski
Belarusian architect, diplomat and journalist (1891-1959).
Born April 8th, 1891 in Hlybokaye.
Died February 25th, 1959 at 67 years old in Vilnius.
Konrad Tom
Polish jewish actor, writer, singer and director (1887–1957).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died April 24th, 1959 at 72 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Pierre Frieden
Prime minister of luxembourg (1892-1959).
Born October 28th, 1892 in Mertert.
Died February 23rd, 1959 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Gertrud Bodenwieser
Austrian dancer (1890–1959).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1959 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959).
Born February 14th, 1869 in Glencorse.
Died November 15th, 1959 at 90 years old in Carlops.
Yrjö Kilpinen
Finnish composer (1892-1959).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling