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Dead at age 59
665 Notable deaths
Victor Fleming
American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889-1949).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Pasadena.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Cottonwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Susan Cabot
American actress.
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma). [ref]
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer.
Born July 15th, 1951 in Kingston.
Died October 25th, 2010 at 59 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Joyce Jameson
Actress (1932–1987).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died January 16th, 1987 at 59 years old in Burbank (drug overdose).
Hal Ashby
American film director and film editor (1929-1988).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Ogden. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1988 at 59 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
Army officer (1886-1946).
Born July 10th, 1886 in London.
Died March 31st, 1946 at 59 years old in London (liver cancer).
Jozef Tiso
Slovak politician, priest and president of the slovak republic from 1939 to 1945.
Born October 13th, 1887 in Bytča. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1947 at 59 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Wichita. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1978 at 59 years old in Tucson (stroke). [ref]
Hermann Ebbinghaus
German psychologist (1850-1909).
Born January 24th, 1850 in Barmen. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1909 at 59 years old in Halle (Saale) (pneumonia). [ref]
Deborah Walley
American actress (1941-2001).
Born August 12th, 1941 in Bridgeport.
Died May 10th, 2001 at 59 years old in Sedona (esophageal cancer).
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