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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Raúl Reyes
Colombian guerilla (1948–2008).
Born September 30th, 1948 in La Plata.
Died March 1st, 2008 at 59 years old in Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos. [ref]
Charles Simmons
British gymnast (1885-1945).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Islington.
Died February 15th, 1945 at 59 years old in Cricklewood.
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
French mathematician (1957-2016).
Born May 29th, 1957 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 59 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rikard Wolff
Swedish actor.
Born April 8th, 1958 in Farsta.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Stockholm (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Muskogee.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Kyuichi Tokuda
Japanese politician, communist, lawyer.
Born September 12th, 1894 in Nago.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 59 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Germaine Dulac
French film director (1882-1942).
Born November 17th, 1882 in Amiens.
Died July 20th, 1942 at 59 years old in Paris.
Andjar Asmara
Indonesian journalist, film director, and dramatist.
Born February 26th, 1902 in Alahan Panjang.
Died October 20th, 1961 at 59 years old in Cianjur.
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.
Jacob Schick
American businessman (1877-1937).
Born September 16th, 1877 in Ottumwa.
Died July 3rd, 1937 at 59 years old in Montreal.
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