Dead at age 59

999 Notable deaths

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz

German princess (1887-1947) and 2nd wife of former emperor wilhelm ii.

Born December 17th, 1887 in Greiz.

Died August 7th, 1947 at 59 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).

Deborah Raffin

Actress from the united states (1953-2012).

Born March 13th, 1953 in Los Angeles.

Died November 21st, 2012 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Prince Maximilian, 1st Duke of Hohenberg

Austrian noble (1902–1962).

Born September 29th, 1902 in Vienna.

Died January 8th, 1962 at 59 years old in Vienna.

Alfred Sisley

French, british painter (1839–1899).

Born October 30th, 1839 in Paris, former 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 29th, 1899 at 59 years old in Moret-sur-Loing, cemetery of Moret-sur-Loing (laryngeal cancer).

Mo Hayder

British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021).

Born January 2nd, 1962 in Epping. [ref]

Died July 27th, 2021 at 59 years old in Cheltenham, Bath (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Edward Yang

Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai.

Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Karl Plagge

German military wehrmacht army officer (1897–1957).

Born July 10th, 1897 in Darmstadt.

Died June 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Darmstadt.

Princess Charlotte of Prussia

Duchess consort of saxe-meiningen (1860–1919).

Born July 24th, 1860 in New Palace.

Died October 1st, 1919 at 59 years old in Baden-Baden (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Werner von Fritsch

German general (1880–1939).

Born August 4th, 1880 in Benrath.

Died September 22nd, 1939 at 59 years old in Praga.

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic (1848–1907).

Born February 5th, 1848 in Paris.

Died May 12th, 1907 at 59 years old in Paris (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer