In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Li Jishen
Chinese politician (1885-1959).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Cangwu County.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 73 years old in Beijing (stomach cancer).
Erhard Schmidt
German mathematician (1876–1959).
Born January 14th, 1876 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Curt Sachs
German musicologist (1881–1959).
Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist.
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
Jerry Unser
American racing driver (1932-1959).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 26 years old in Indianapolis.
Ingrid Vang Nyman
Danish illustrator active mainly in sweden.
Born August 21st, 1916 in Vejen.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 43 years old
Galaktion Tabidze
Georgian poet (1891–1959).
Born November 18th, 1892 in Chkvishi.
Died March 17th, 1959 at 66 years old in Tbilisi (falling).
Cecil Cunningham
American actress (1888-1959).
Born August 2nd, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (atherosclerosis).
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austrian composer (1883–1959).
Born March 19th, 1883 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Franz Blücher
German politician (1896-1959).
Born March 24th, 1896 in Essen.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Irving Cummings
Actor, film director (1888–1959).
Born October 9th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Marshall Teague
Racecar driver.
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Daytona Beach.
Died February 11th, 1959 at 36 years old in Daytona Beach.
Ragnar Nurkse
American-estonian economist (1907-1959).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Käru.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 51 years old in Vevey.
Heinie Conklin
Actor (1886-1959).
Born July 15th, 1886 in San Francisco.
Died July 30th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Aleksandr Khinchin
Russian mathematician.
Born July 19th, 1894 in Kondrovo.
Died November 18th, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Margaret Chung
American physician (1889-1959).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Santa Barbara.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic (1906–1959).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ion Gigurtu
Romanian politician (1886–1959).
Born June 24th, 1886 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 73 years old in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Kafū Nagai
Japanese writer (1879−1959).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1959 at 79 years old in Ichikawa.
Henri Vidal
French actor (1919-1959).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died December 10th, 1959 at 40 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Gershon Agron
Israeli journalist & politician (1893–1959).
Born January 8th, 1894 in Mena.
Died November 1st, 1959 at 65 years old in Jerusalem.
Henri-Pierre Roché
French writer, art collector and art dealer (1879-1959).
Born May 28th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1959 at 79 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Dmitry Manuilsky
Soviet politician (1883–1959).
Born October 3rd, 1883 in Sviatets.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 75 years old in Kyiv.
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Heleno de Freitas
Brazilian footballer (1920–1959).
Born February 12th, 1920 in São João Nepomuceno. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1959 at 39 years old in Barbacena.
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