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In the year 1959
463 Notable deaths
Pasha Angelina
Soviet tractor driver (1913-1959).
Born January 12th, 1913 in Starobesheve.
Died January 21st, 1959 at 46 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Georg Brunner
Field hockey player (1897-1959).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Leipzig.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 61 years old
Paul Dujardin
French water polo player (1894–1959).
Born May 10th, 1894 in Tourcoing.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 64 years old in Coulon.
Frédéric Bruynseels
Olympic sailor.
Born July 13th, 1888 in Antwerp.
Died October 10th, 1959 at 71 years old
Nils Granfelt
Gymnast (1887–1959).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died July 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Nacka.
Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente
Catholic cardinal (1872–1959).
Died May 5th, 1959 at 87 years old in Le Mans.
Geert Lotsij
Dutch rower (1878-1959).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Dordrecht.
Died June 29th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hilversum.
Álvaro de Figueroa
Spanish polo player.
Born December 24th, 1893 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1959 at 65 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Daniel Soubeyran
French rower (1875-1959).
Born August 11th, 1875 in Dieulefit.
Died February 8th, 1959 at 83 years old in Turin.
Albert Kruschel
Racing cyclist (1889-1959).
Born October 21st, 1889 in Buffalo.
Died March 25th, 1959 at 69 years old in Buffalo.
Kurt Runge
German coxswain (1887-1959).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died November 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in West Berlin.
Albert Thévenon
French water polo player (1901–1959).
Born September 16th, 1901 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1959 at 57 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Louis Gressier
French rower (1897–1959).
Born May 12th, 1897 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died January 14th, 1959 at 61 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Thomas Swindlehurst
British tug of war competitor (1874-1959).
Born May 21st, 1874 in Whittington.
Died March 15th, 1959 at 84 years old
Peter Schlütter
Danish sailor (1893-1959).
Born November 25th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died April 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Einosuke Itō
Japanese writer (1903-1959).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Akita.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old
Herman Zomers
Indonesian footballer (1912–1959).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Dutch East Indies.
Died June 19th, 1959 at 46 years old
Sergei Vasilyev
Film director, screenwriter (1900-1959).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Aarne Pelkonen
Finnish gymnast.
Born November 24th, 1891 in Jaakkima.
Died November 6th, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Iivari Kyykoski
Gymnast (1881-1959).
Born February 16th, 1881 in Luvia.
Died December 8th, 1959 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Licco Amar
Hungarian violinist.
Born December 4th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 1959 at 67 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Felipe Alaiz de Pablo
Spanish writer, journalist and trade unionist (1887-1959).
Born May 23rd, 1887 in Belver de Cinca.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 71 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Wolfgang Nonn
West german field hockey player (1935-1959).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died August 26th, 1959 at 24 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Jean Margraff
Fencer (1876–1959).
Born February 17th, 1876 in Graçay. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1959 at 82 years old in Lunéville. [ref]
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