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In the year 1959
463 Notable deaths
Edmond Debeaumarché
French resistance member.
Born December 15th, 1906 in Dijon.
Died March 28th, 1959 at 52 years old in Suresnes.
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal (1889–1959).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Paul Günther
German diver (1882–1945).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Hanover.
Died February 13th, 1959 at 76 years old in Duisburg. [ref]
Jops Reeman
Dutch footballer (1886-1959).
Born August 9th, 1886 in Amerongen.
Died March 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Zeist.
Louis Alibert
French linguist (1884-1959).
Born October 12th, 1884 in Bram.
Died April 16th, 1959 at 74 years old in Montpellier.
Ioan Bălan
Romanian greek-catholic bishop (1880-1959).
Born February 11th, 1880 in Teiuș. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1959 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Sidney Robinson
Athletics competitor (1876–1959).
Born August 1st, 1876 in Northamptonshire.
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Long Sutton.
Alexey Bystrov
Russian scientist (1899–1959).
Born February 1st, 1899 in Starozhilovsky District.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Frank Schell
American rower (1884–1959).
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
John Fraser
Canadian soccer player (1881-1959).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Hamilton.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 77 years old
Issei Yamamoto
Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Born May 27th, 1889 in Shiga Prefecture.
Died January 16th, 1959 at 69 years old in Kusatsu.
Guillermo Riveros
Chilean footballer (1902-1959).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Talcahuano.
Died October 8th, 1959 at 57 years old in Chile.
Stepan Erzya
Erzya mordvin sculptor (1876-1959).
Born November 8th, 1876 in Bayevo.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Herbert Trube
American middle distance runner (1886-1959).
Born September 3rd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1959 at 72 years old in Norwalk.
Stanley Shoveller
Field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1881 in Kingston Vale.
Died February 24th, 1959 at 77 years old in Broadstone.
Percival Davson
British fencer and tennis player (1877-1959).
Born September 30th, 1877 in Georgetown.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Paddington.
Philip Kassel
Gymnast (1876-1959).
Born September 26th, 1876 in Germany.
Died May 26th, 1959 at 82 years old in Philadelphia.
Alexander F. I. Forbes
South african astronomer (1871-1959).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Aberdeenshire.
Died May 15th, 1959 at 88 years old in Cape Town.
Januarius Kyūnosuke Hayasaka
Japanese bishop of the roman catholic church.
Born September 17th, 1883 in Sendai.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 76 years old in Sendai.
Peter Egge
Norwegian writer (1869–1959).
Born April 1st, 1869 in Trondheim.
Died July 15th, 1959 at 90 years old in Oslo.
Ragnar Malm
Swedish racing cyclist (1893-1959).
Born May 14th, 1893 in Stockholm.
Died March 1st, 1959 at 65 years old in Uppsala.
Hugo von Zeipel
Swedish astronomer (1873-1959).
Born February 8th, 1873 in Österhaninge church parish. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1959 at 86 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Maria Boissevain
Dutch malacologist, editor (1878–1959).
Born April 8th, 1878 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1959 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Clarence McKerrow
Canadian lacrosse player (1877-1959).
Born January 18th, 1877 in Montreal.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Erich Werdermann
German botanist (1892-1959).
Born March 2nd, 1892 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1959 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 463
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