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Dead at age 59

727 Notable deaths

Muhammad Yamin

Indonesian historian, poet, playwright and politician.

Born August 24th, 1903 in Sawahlunto.

Died October 17th, 1962 at 59 years old in Jakarta.

Peter Cooper Hewitt

(1861-1921) american electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.

Born November 13th, 1861 in New York City.

Died August 25th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.

Jim Bottomley

American baseball player and coach.

Born April 23rd, 1900 in Oglesby.

Died December 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in St. Louis.

Gregory La Cava

American film director (1892-1952).

Born March 10th, 1892 in Towanda.

Died March 1st, 1952 at 59 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction).

Manfred Wörner

German politician (1934-1994).

Born September 24th, 1934 in Stuttgart.

Died August 13th, 1994 at 59 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (colorectal cancer).

David Brenner

American film editor (1962–2022).

Born November 3rd, 1962 in Hollywood.

Died February 17th, 2022 at 59 years old in West Hollywood. [ref]

Hiroaki Abe

Imperial japanese navy admiral.

Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yonezawa.

Died February 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Japan.

Džemal Bijedić

Bosnian politician (1917-1977).

Born April 12th, 1917 in Mostar. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1977 at 59 years old in Sarajevo.

Viktor Goldschmidt

Norwegian mineralogist (1888-1947).

Born January 27th, 1888 in Zurich.

Died March 30th, 1947 at 59 years old in Oslo.

Friedrich Naumann

German politician, editor (1860-1919).

Born March 25th, 1860 in Störmthal. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1919 at 59 years old in Travemünde. [ref]

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