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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Georg Bochmann
Ss officer (1913–1973).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Zschorlau.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 59 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Maria Ulyanova
Soviet politician (1878–1937).
Born February 18th, 1878 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 59 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis).
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962).
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis.
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist (1948–2008).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer). [ref]
Princess Der Ling
Multiracial historian of chinese-american descent (1885-1944), lady-in-waiting of empress dowager cixi.
Born June 8th, 1885 in Wuchang District.
Died December 22nd, 1944 at 59 years old in Berkeley (struck by vehicle).
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter (1893-1952).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Minsk.
Died December 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Łódź.
Howard Temin
American geneticist.
Born December 10th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1994 at 59 years old in Madison (lung cancer).
Antonina Makarova
Russian nazi collaborator, war criminal (1920-1979).
Born March 1st, 1920 in Sychyovsky Uyezd.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 59 years old in Bryansk (gunshot wound).
João Guimarães Rosa
Brazilian novelist (1908-1967).
Born June 27th, 1908 in Cordisburgo. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1967 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian noble (1859-1919).
Born April 26th, 1859 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died January 24th, 1919 at 59 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (ballistic trauma).
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