In the year 1959
463 Notable deaths
Walter Bathe
Swimmer (1892–1959).
Born December 1st, 1892 in Proboszczów.
Died September 19th, 1959 at 66 years old in Cesenatico.
Paul Lebeau
French chemist (1868-1959).
Born December 19th, 1868 in Boiscommun.
Died November 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Massy.
Michael Galitzen
American competitive diver.
Born September 6th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died June 6th, 1959 at 49 years old in Hollywood.
Al LeConey
Gold medal-winning sprinter at the 1924 summer games.
Born November 3rd, 1901.
Died November 11th, 1959 at 58 years old in Plainfield.
Ernst Fast
Athletics competitor (1881-1959).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 78 years old in Sigtuna Municipality.
Eero Lehtonen
Athletics competitor (1898-1959).
Born April 21st, 1898 in Mikkeli.
Died November 9th, 1959 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Pedro Humberto Allende
Chilean composer (1885–1959).
Born July 29th, 1885 in Santiago.
Died August 17th, 1959 at 74 years old in Santiago.
Umberto Barbaro
Italian writer (1902-1959).
Born January 3rd, 1902 in Acireale.
Died March 19th, 1959 at 57 years old in Rome.
Luis Araquistáin
Spanish politician, writer (1886–1959).
Born June 18th, 1886 in Bárcena de Pie de Concha. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1959 at 73 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Arthur Cecil Alport
British medical doctor (1880-1959).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Beaufort West.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Adolf Lindfors
Finnish wrestler (1879–1959).
Born February 8th, 1879 in Porvoo.
Died May 5th, 1959 at 80 years old in Porvoo.
Antonio Campolo
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1959).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Jean Gallon
French composer, choir conductor, and music educator (1878–1959).
Born June 25th, 1878 in Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 80 years old in Paris.
Peter Platzer
Austrian footballer (1910-1959).
Born May 29th, 1910 in Austria–Hungary.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 49 years old
Zoltán Blum
Hungarian association football player (1892-1959).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Pápa.
Died December 25th, 1959 at 67 years old in Budapest (disease).
Martin Hawkins
Athletics competitor (1888–1959).
Born February 20th, 1888 in Sweden.
Died October 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in Portland.
Rita Sacchetto
German dancer and actress (1880–1959).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Munich.
Died January 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Genoa.
Lal Shah Bokhari
Field hockey player (1906–1959).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Faisalabad.
Died July 22nd, 1959 at 53 years old in Colombo.
Roald Larsen
Norwegian speed skater (1898–1959).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 28th, 1959 at 61 years old in Oslo.
Alfred Lind
Danish film director (1879-1959).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Helsingør.
Died April 29th, 1959 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Park Jung-yang
Korean joseon dynasty and japanese-ruled korean bureaucrat, politician, liberalism and social activists (1872-1959).
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 86 years old in Daegu (disease).
Julius Beresford
British rower (1868-1959).
Born June 29th, 1868 in London.
Died September 29th, 1959 at 91 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Jaroslav Skobla
Czech weightlifter (1899-1959).
Born April 16th, 1899 in Prague.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 60 years old in Teplice nad Bečvou.
William Hammond Wright
American astronomer (1871-1959).
Born November 4th, 1871 in San Francisco.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 87 years old in San Jose.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 463
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs