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Dead at age 59
998 Notable deaths
Robert Kardashian
American attorney and businessman (1944–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2003 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960).
Born February 1st, 1901 in Cadiz.
Died November 16th, 1960 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in London.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lewes.
Rock Hudson
American actor (1925–1985).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Winnetka.
Died October 2nd, 1985 at 59 years old in Marina del Rey (lung cancer, AIDS related disease).
John Brown
American abolitionist (1800–1859).
Born May 9th, 1800 in Torrington.
Died December 2nd, 1859 at 59 years old in Charles Town (hanging to death).
Truman Capote
American author (1924-1984).
Born September 30th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver failure).
John Hughes
American filmmaker (1950–2009).
Born February 18th, 1950 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985).
Born February 20th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1986 at 59 years old in Bethesda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881).
Born November 11th, 1821 in Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor.
Died February 10th, 1881 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg (epilepsy, pulmonary emphysema).
Coolio
American rapper (1963–2022).
Born August 1st, 1963 in Monessen. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2022 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (fentanyl toxicity). [ref]
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