Dead at age 59

727 Notable deaths

Walter Eucken

German economist (1891–1950).

Born January 17th, 1891 in Jena.

Died March 20th, 1950 at 59 years old in London.

Ticky Holgado

French actor (1944-2004).

Born June 24th, 1944 in Toulouse. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in Paris (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Russian journalist (1959-2019).

Born October 24th, 1959 in Moscow.

Died July 28th, 2019 at 59 years old in Moscow (thromboembolism). [ref]

Rolf Carls

German admiral.

Born May 29th, 1885 in Rostock.

Died April 29th, 1945 at 59 years old in Bad Oldesloe (killed in action).

Rudolf Spielmann

Austrian chess player.

Born May 5th, 1883 in Vienna.

Died August 20th, 1942 at 59 years old in Stockholm.

Pedro Petrone

Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964).

Born May 11th, 1905 in Montevideo.

Died December 13th, 1964 at 59 years old in Montevideo.

Desmond FitzGerald

Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947).

Born February 13th, 1888 in Forest Gate.

Died April 9th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dublin.

Margaret Todd

Scottish medical doctor, schoolteacher and writer.

Born April 23rd, 1859 in Glasgow.

Died September 3rd, 1918 at 59 years old

Juhani Aho

Finnish author and journalist (1861-1921).

Born September 11th, 1861 in Lapinlahti.

Died August 8th, 1921 at 59 years old in Helsinki (diphtheria).

Elsa Brändström

Swedish nurse (1888-1948).

Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld