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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Ottó Boros
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 5th, 1929 in Békéscsaba.
Died December 18th, 1988 at 59 years old in Szolnok.
Eino Saastamoinen
Gymnast (1887–1946).
Born October 9th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Arnold Lang
Swiss naturalist (1855-1914).
Born June 18th, 1855 in Oftringen.
Died November 30th, 1914 at 59 years old in Zürich.
Berta Pīpiņa
Latvian politician, writer and journalist.
Born September 28th, 1883 in Code Parish.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 59 years old in Siberia. [ref]
Arne Novák
Czech essayist, literature historian, literature reviewer, professor, publicist, writer, university educator and science writer (1880-1939).
Born March 2nd, 1880 in Litomyšl. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1939 at 59 years old in Polička. [ref]
Hendrik Isemborghs
Belgian footballer (1914-1973).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died March 9th, 1973 at 59 years old in Leuven.
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer.
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Pyotr Yakir
Soviet historian (1923–1982).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Kyiv.
Died November 14th, 1982 at 59 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Gösta Lindh
Swedish footballer (1924-1984).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Örebro.
Died January 4th, 1984 at 59 years old in Örebro.
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