In the year 1959
463 Notable deaths
Bruce Harlan
American diver (1926–1959).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 33 years old in Norwalk (falling from height).
Maud Barger-Wallach
Us tennis player (1870-1959).
Born June 15th, 1870 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Baltimore.
Frank Riseley
English tennis player (1877-1959).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Clifton.
Died February 6th, 1959 at 81 years old in Torquay.
Adolpho Ducke
Brazilian botanist, zoologist and anthropologist from triest, austria-hungary (1876–1959).
Born October 19th, 1876 in Trieste.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Fortaleza.
Johannes Riemann
German actor (1888-1959).
Born May 31st, 1888 in Berlin.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 71 years old in Constance.
Carles Riba
Catalan writer and poet (1893–1959).
Born September 23rd, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died July 12th, 1959 at 65 years old in Barcelona.
Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
American electrical engineer (1887–1959).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Sloan.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 72 years old in Newark.
Katay Don Sasorith
Nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of laos (1904-1959).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Pāksē.
Died December 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Vientiane.
Karo Halabyan
Soviet architect (1897–1959).
Born July 26th, 1897 in Ganja.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Kathryn Adams
American actress (1893-1959).
Born May 25th, 1893 in St. Louis.
Died February 17th, 1959 at 65 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Boris Lavrenyov
Russian writer (1891–1959).
Born July 17th, 1891 in Kherson.
Died January 7th, 1959 at 67 years old in Moscow.
John August Anderson
American astronomer (1876–1959).
Born August 7th, 1876 in Rollag.
Died December 2nd, 1959 at 83 years old in Altadena.
Frank Vaughn
American soccer player (1902-1959).
Born February 18th, 1902 in St. Louis.
Died July 9th, 1959 at 57 years old in St. Louis.
Félix Quesada
Footballer (1902-1959).
Born July 1st, 1902 in Madrid.
Died July 9th, 1959 at 57 years old
Jean de La Varende
French writer (1887-1959).
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Château de Bonneville.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 72 years old in Paris.
Susana Soca
Uruguayan poet (1906–1959).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died January 11th, 1959 at 52 years old in Rio de Janeiro (aviation accident).
Francis Pélissier
French road bicycle racer (1894–1959).
Born June 13th, 1894 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 64 years old in Mantes-la-Jolie.
Ian Heilbron
British chemist (1886–1959).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 72 years old in London.
Primo Mazzolari
Italian presbyter and writer (1890–1959).
Born January 13th, 1890 in Cremona.
Died April 12th, 1959 at 69 years old in Bozzolo.
Karl Hessenberg
German mathematician (1904–1959).
Born September 8th, 1904 in Frankfurt.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 54 years old in Frankfurt.
Francis de Miomandre
French writer.
Born May 22nd, 1880 in France, Tours.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Saint-Brieuc.
Ivan Perestiani
Soviet film director (1870–1959).
Born April 13th, 1870 in Taganrog.
Died May 14th, 1959 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Jean Cabannes
French physicist (1885–1959).
Born August 12th, 1885 in Marseille.
Died October 31st, 1959 at 74 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Armas Launis
Finnish composer (1884–1959).
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Hämeenlinna.
Died August 7th, 1959 at 75 years old in Nice.
Gabrielle Fontan
French actress.
Born April 16th, 1873 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1959 at 86 years old in Juvisy-sur-Orge (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 463
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy