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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Fritz Kampers
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1891 in Munich.
Died September 1st, 1950 at 59 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Adolfo Horta
Cuban boxer (1957–2016).
Born October 3rd, 1957 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 59 years old in Camagüey. [ref]
Eduard Helly
Austrian mathematician.
Born June 1st, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1943 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Gabriel Gabrio
French stage and film actor (1887–1946).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Reims.
Died November 2nd, 1946 at 59 years old in Berchères-sur-Vesgre.
Yrjö Sirola
Finnish politician and writer (1876–1936).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Piikkiö.
Died March 18th, 1936 at 59 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Carlos Antonio Mendoza
President of panama (1856-1916).
Born October 31st, 1856 in Panama City.
Died February 13th, 1916 at 59 years old in Panama City.
Sergei Vasilyevich Lebedev
Russian chemist.
Born July 25th, 1874 in Lublin.
Died May 2nd, 1934 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Taylor
American sprint athlete (1948–2007).
Born September 14th, 1948 in Tyler.
Died November 13th, 2007 at 59 years old in Houston.
Grigory Adamov
Soviet writer.
Born May 18th, 1886 in Kherson.
Died July 14th, 1945 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Herman Heijermans
Dutch playwright (1864–1924).
Born December 3rd, 1864 in Rotterdam.
Died November 22nd, 1924 at 59 years old in Zandvoort (cancer).
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