Dead at age 59

727 Notable deaths

George Newnes

British publisher and politician (1851-1910).

Born March 13th, 1851 in Matlock Bath.

Died June 9th, 1910 at 59 years old in Lynton (diabetes).

Yanka Kupala

Belarusian writer (1882-1942).

Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]

Princess Maria Letizia, Duchess of Aosta

Duchess of aosta (1866–1926).

Born December 20th, 1866 in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 25th, 1926 at 59 years old in Moncalieri (disease).

Louis Harold Gray

British physicist (1905-1965).

Born November 10th, 1905 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Died July 9th, 1965 at 59 years old in Northwood.

Kan Kikuchi

Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948).

Born December 26th, 1888 in Takamatsu.

Died March 6th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tokyo.

Károly Huszár

Hungarian politician (1882-1941).

Born September 10th, 1882 in Nussdorf.

Died October 29th, 1941 at 59 years old in Budapest.

Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau

German diplomat (1869-1928).

Born May 29th, 1869 in Schleswig.

Died September 8th, 1928 at 59 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).

Osmar Schindler

German painter belonging to the dresden academy school of artists. (1867-1927).

Born December 22nd, 1867 in Burkhardtsdorf. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1927 at 59 years old in Wachwitz.

Grigoraș Dinicu

Romanian roma composer and violinist (1889-1949).

Born April 3rd, 1889 in Bucharest.

Died March 28th, 1949 at 59 years old in Bucharest (laryngeal cancer).

Sally O'Neil

Actress (1908-1968).

Born October 23rd, 1908 in Bayonne.

Died June 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Galesburg (pneumonia).

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel