Dead at age 59

727 Notable deaths

Jean Vilar

French theatre director and actor.

Born March 25th, 1912 in Sète. [ref]

Died May 28th, 1971 at 59 years old in Sète. [ref]

Ferenc Szombathelyi

Hungarian general (1887-1946).

Born May 17th, 1887 in Győr.

Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).

Andrey Kharitonov

Russian actor (1959-2019).

Born July 25th, 1959 in Kyiv.

Died June 23rd, 2019 at 59 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]

Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961).

Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.

Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.

Sammy Brooks

Actor (1891-1951).

Born July 10th, 1891 in New York City.

Died May 16th, 1951 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.

Lélia Gonzalez

Brazilian activist.

Born February 1st, 1935 in Belo Horizonte. [ref]

Died July 10th, 1994 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Monica Scattini

Italian actress (1956–2015).

Born February 1st, 1956 in Rome.

Died February 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (melanoma). [ref]

Jaroslav Vrchlický

Czech lyrical poet (1853–1912).

Born February 18th, 1853 in Louny. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1912 at 59 years old in Domažlice. [ref]

José Santos Chocano

Peruvian activist and poet (1875-1934).

Born May 14th, 1875 in Lima.

Died December 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Santiago (stab wound). [ref]

Wolf Hirth

German gliding pioneer (1900-1959).

Born February 28th, 1900 in Stuttgart.

Died July 25th, 1959 at 59 years old in Dettingen unter Teck.

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer