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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Robert Everard Woodson
American botanist (1904-1963).
Born April 28th, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died November 6th, 1963 at 59 years old in St. Louis.
John Buchanan
Scottish sailor (1884–1943).
Born January 1st, 1884 in Scotland.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 59 years old in Scotland.
Ulrich Hübner
German artist (1872-1932).
Born June 17th, 1872 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1932 at 59 years old in Neubabelsberg. [ref]
Rudolf Großmann
German artist and painter (1882-1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Leo Nielsen
Danish racing cyclist (1909-1968).
Born March 5th, 1909 in Randers.
Died June 15th, 1968 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Yaroslav Smelyakov
Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Oskar Olsen
Norwegian speed skater.
Born October 17th, 1897 in Oslo.
Died December 28th, 1956 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Henry Nielsen
Danish middle- and long-distance runner.
Born October 2nd, 1910 in Nørresundby.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 59 years old in Hillerød.
Émile Poilvé
French wrestler.
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Mégrit.
Died October 11th, 1962 at 59 years old in Lescouët-Jugon.
Mary Frizzell
Athletics competitor.
Born January 27th, 1913 in Nanaimo.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 59 years old in North Vancouver.
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