In the year 1959
463 Notable deaths
Shimon Fritz Bodenheimer
Israeli entomologist, zoologist, biologist (1897-1959).
Born June 6th, 1897 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1959 at 62 years old in London.
Arvid Spångberg
Diver (1890–1959).
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in New York City.
Zalman Shneur
Jewish (hebrew and yiddish) author (1887-1959).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Škłow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1959 at 72 years old in New York City.
John Patrick
American rugby union player (1898–1959).
Born November 25th, 1898 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1959 at 60 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Thorleif Holbye
Sailor.
Born April 29th, 1883 in Oslo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1959 at 76 years old [ref]
Hermann Linkenbach
German equestrian (1889–1959).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Barmen.
Died June 30th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stade.
Allan Bohlin
Swedish actor (1907–1959).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died January 23rd, 1959 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Bugbee
British water polo player.
Born August 29th, 1887 in Stratford.
Died October 18th, 1959 at 72 years old in London Borough of Barnet.
Oszkár Abay-Nemes
Swimmer (1913-1959).
Born September 22nd, 1913 in Bratislava, Veľký Diosek.
Died January 30th, 1959 at 45 years old in Pécs.
Gustaf Weidel
Diplomat and gymnast (1890-1959).
Born March 7th, 1890 in Malmö.
Died December 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederico Carlos Hoehne
Brazilian botanist (1882-1959).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1959 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Karl Ansén
Swedish association football player (1887-1959).
Born July 26th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died July 20th, 1959 at 71 years old in Morgongåva.
Einar Svensson
Swedish ice hockey player (1894-1959).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Stockholm.
Died March 20th, 1959 at 64 years old in Stockholm.
António Borges
Portuguese equestrian (1898–1959).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Kingdom of Portugal.
Died September 24th, 1959 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ernst Felle
German rower (1876–1959).
Born April 26th, 1876 in Biberach an der Riss.
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Alexander Dubyago
Russian astronomer (1903–1959).
Born December 18th, 1903 in Kazan.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Kazan.
Gérard Debaets
Belgian cyclist (1898–1959).
Born April 17th, 1898 in Heule.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 61 years old in North Haledon.
Jaime García
Spanish equestrian (1910–1959).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 48 years old in Valladolid.
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in Geneva.
Died January 29th, 1959 at 85 years old in Geneva.
Christian Svendsen
Danish gymnast (1890–1959).
Born July 13th, 1890 in Svindinge.
Died June 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Robert Van Eenaeme
Belgian cyclist (1916–1959).
Born August 27th, 1916 in Ghent.
Died March 8th, 1959 at 42 years old in Marche-en-Famenne.
René Bauwens
Belgian water polo player (1894–1959).
Born March 11th, 1894.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 65 years old [ref]
Kurt Moeschter
German rower (1903-1959).
Born March 28th, 1903.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 56 years old
Karl Jordan
German entomologist (1861–1959).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Almstedt.
Died January 12th, 1959 at 97 years old in Tring.
Arvi Pohjanpää
Finnish gymnast, author and judge (1887–1959).
Born July 10th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 401 to 425 of 463
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø