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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
William Lava
American composer (1911-1971).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1971 at 59 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Esmaeil Yasin
Egyptian actor (1912–1972).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Suez.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Howard Davis
Boxer (1956-2015).
Born February 14th, 1956 in Glen Cove.
Died December 30th, 2015 at 59 years old in Plantation (lung cancer).
Fréhel
French singer and actress (1891-1951).
Born July 13th, 1891 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 59 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Nathan Alterman
Israeli poet.
Born August 14th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1970 at 59 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Birol Ünel
German turkish actor.
Born August 18th, 1961 in Silifke.
Died September 3rd, 2020 at 59 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Valentin Yudashkin
Russian fashion designer (1963–2023).
Born October 14th, 1963 in Bakovka.
Died May 2nd, 2023 at 59 years old in Moscow (kidney cancer). [ref]
Duke Reid
Jamaican record producer and dj.
Born July 21st, 1915 in Portland Parish.
Died January 1st, 1975 at 59 years old [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel