In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Agostino Gemelli
Italian cleric-scientist.
Born January 18th, 1878 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Alfonsina Strada
Italian racing cyclist (1891–1959).
Born March 16th, 1891 in Castelfranco Emilia.
Died September 13th, 1959 at 68 years old in Bourgoin-Jallieu (motorcycle accident).
Benjamin Péret
French poet, parisian dadaist and a founder and central member of the french surrealist movement with his avid use of surrealist automatism.
Born July 4th, 1899 in Rezé. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959).
Born October 25th, 1885 in New York City.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Nikolaus von Vormann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1895-1959).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Abe Waddington
Cricket player of england. (1893-1959).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Clayton.
Died October 28th, 1959 at 66 years old in Scarborough.
Max O. Lorenz
American economist (1876–1959).
Born September 19th, 1876 in Burlington.
Died July 1st, 1959 at 82 years old in Sunnyvale.
Boris Eikhenbaum
Russian historian (1886–1959).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Krasny.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Štefan Tiso
Slovak minister of justice of the slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and lawyer (1897-1959).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Bytča. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1959 at 61 years old in Leopoldov.
Friedrich Panzinger
German nazi ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1903–1959).
Born February 1st, 1903 in Munich.
Died August 8th, 1959 at 56 years old in Munich.
Friedrich Waismann
Austrian philosopher (1896–1959).
Born March 21st, 1896 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 1959 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
Laotian prime minister and prince.
Born January 19th, 1890 in Luang Prabang.
Died October 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in Luang Prabang (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gregorij Rožman
Slovenian roman catholic prelate and theologian (1883–1959).
Born March 9th, 1883 in Feistritz ob Bleiburg.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 76 years old in Cleveland (disease).
Edvard Eriksen
Danish sculptor (1876–1959).
Born March 10th, 1876 in Copenhagen.
Died January 12th, 1959 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Ernest Newman
British musicologist (1868–1959).
Born November 30th, 1868 in Liverpool.
Died July 7th, 1959 at 90 years old in Surrey.
Gustavo Barroso
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1888–1959).
Born December 29th, 1888 in Fortaleza.
Died December 3rd, 1959 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Enrique Guaita
Italian footballer.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Lucas González, Argentina.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bahía Blanca.
Alberto Guerrero
Chilean classical pianist (1886-1959).
Born February 6th, 1886 in La Serena.
Died November 7th, 1959 at 73 years old in Toronto.
Oswald Pirow
South african politician (1890-1959).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Aberdeen.
Died October 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Pretoria.
Giovanni Pastrone
Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician (1883-1959).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Montechiaro d'Asti.
Died June 27th, 1959 at 75 years old in Turin.
Joseph Sprinzak
1th speaker of the knesset (1885–1959).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Roberto Roberti
Italian actor (1879-1959).
Born August 5th, 1879 in Torella dei Lombardi.
Died January 9th, 1959 at 79 years old in Torella dei Lombardi.
Paul Radin
American anthropologist (1883–1959).
Died February 21st, 1959 at 75 years old in New York City.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan