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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Russian rabbi (1860–1920).
Born November 5th, 1860 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died March 21st, 1920 at 59 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).
Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.
Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Hulusi Behçet
Turkish dermatologist (1889–1948).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Mack Swain
American actor, vaudevillian (1876–1935).
Born February 16th, 1876 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 25th, 1935 at 59 years old in Tacoma.
Ignacio Ellacuría
Spanish philosopher, jesuit priest, assassinated martyr in el salvador.
Born November 9th, 1930 in Portugalete.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in San Salvador.
Wanda Wasilewska
Polish writer (1905-1964).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karen Lumley
British politician (1964–2023).
Born March 28th, 1964 in Barnsley.
Died May 25th, 2023 at 59 years old [ref]
Eugen Ehrlich
Austrian lawyer (1862–1922).
Born September 14th, 1862 in Chernivtsi.
Died May 2nd, 1922 at 59 years old in Vienna (diabetes).
José Enrique Varela
Spanish general (1891-1951).
Born April 17th, 1891 in San Fernando.
Died March 24th, 1951 at 59 years old in Tangier.
Robert F. Overmyer
American test pilot and astronaut.
Born July 14th, 1936 in Lorain.
Died March 22nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Duluth (aviation accident).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 727
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