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In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 16th, 1866 in Louisville.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church.
Alfred Schütz
American sociologist (1899–1959).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City.
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect.
Born June 19th, 1872 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1959 at 86 years old in Mount Desert Island. [ref]
Eric Blore
British actor (1887–1959).
Born December 23rd, 1887 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.
Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Charles Vidor
Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gérard Philipe
French actor (1922-1959).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Cannes. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1959 at 36 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Gustav Schröder
German righteous among the nations (1885-1959).
Born September 27th, 1885 in Haderslev.
Died January 10th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Paul Rosenberg
French art dealer (1881-1959).
Born December 29th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 29th, 1959 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Ki Hajar Dewantara
Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959).
Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yogyakarta.
Died April 28th, 1959 at 69 years old in Yogyakarta.
G. D. H. Cole
British historian, economist, writer (1889-1959).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Cambridge.
Died January 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in London.
Sisavang Vong
King of laos (1885-1959).
Born July 14th, 1885 in Luang Prabang.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 74 years old in Luang Prabang.
Fred Stone
American actor (1873-1959).
Born August 19th, 1873 in Longmont.
Died March 6th, 1959 at 85 years old in North Hollywood.
Werner Krauss
Actor (1884–1959).
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Gestungshausen.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Isaac HaLevy Herzog
1st chief rabbi of ireland and israel (1888–1959).
Born December 3rd, 1888 in Łomża. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1959 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Olin Howland
American actor (1886–1959).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
British explorer (1886-1959).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Bedford.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 73 years old in Piccadilly.
Albert Ketèlbey
English composer, conductor and pianist.
Born August 9th, 1875 in Aston. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1959 at 84 years old in Cowes. [ref]
Olga Knipper
Actress (1868-1959).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Glazov. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1959 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).
Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Helen Broderick
American actress (1891-1959).
Born August 11th, 1891 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1959 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959).
Born June 28th, 1903 in Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago.
Died September 23rd, 1959 at 56 years old in London.
Russell Simpson
American actor (1880-1959).
Born June 17th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died December 12th, 1959 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Edith Clarke
American electrical engineer (1884–1959).
Born February 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 76 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Guitar Slim
American blues guitarist and singer (1926–1959).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Greenwood. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1959 at 32 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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