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Dead at age 58
748 Notable deaths
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist.
Born May 27th, 1946 in Osted. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Ishøj (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral (1885–1944).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (falling from height).
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Spouse of queen wilhelmina of the netherlands, prince consort of the netherlands (1876-1934).
Born April 19th, 1876 in Schwerin. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1934 at 58 years old in The Hague (heart failure). [ref]
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
Indian mathematician.
Born July 31st, 1907 in Goa. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1966 at 58 years old in Pune. [ref]
Harold Innis
Canadian professor of political economy (1894–1952).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Otterville.
Died November 8th, 1952 at 58 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Michael Shaara
American writer.
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 5th, 1988 at 58 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Tove Ditlevsen
Danish poet and author (1917–1976).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1976 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
Dilly Knox
British cryptographer (1884-1943).
Born July 23rd, 1884 in Oxford.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 58 years old in Hughenden (lymphoma).
Ben Alexander
American actor (1911-1969).
Born May 26th, 1911 in Goldfield.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 58 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Abel
German actor and director (1879-1937).
Born March 12th, 1879 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1937 at 58 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
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