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Dead at age 59
998 Notable deaths
Amos Tversky
Israeli psychologist (1937–1996).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Haifa.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Stanford (melanoma).
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Russian jewish poet, founder of revisionist zionist movement (1880–1940).
Born October 21st, 1880 in Odesa.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 59 years old in Hunter (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Brad Grey
American film and television producer (1957–2017).
Born December 29th, 1957 in New York City.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 59 years old in Holmby Hills (cancer). [ref]
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer (1951–2010).
Born July 15th, 1951 in Kingston.
Died October 25th, 2010 at 59 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Lawrence Kohlberg
American psychologist.
Born October 25th, 1927 in Bronxville.
Died January 19th, 1987 at 59 years old in Winthrop (drowning).
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 to death). [ref]
Charles Goodyear
American inventor (1800-1860).
Born December 29th, 1800 in New Haven.
Died July 1st, 1860 at 59 years old in New York City.
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Austrian author (1836–1895).
Born January 27th, 1836 in Lviv.
Died March 9th, 1895 at 59 years old in Lindheim.
Ananth Kumar
Indian politician.
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Bengaluru.
Died November 12th, 2018 at 59 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
L. J. Smith
American author.
Born September 4th, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2025 at 59 years old in Walnut Creek. [ref]
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