Dead at age 59

999 Notable deaths

Robert Fitzroy

Royal navy officer and scientist (1805–1865).

Born July 5th, 1805 in Ampton Hall.

Died April 30th, 1865 at 59 years old in London.

Gaston Leroux

French author and journalist (1868–1927).

Born May 6th, 1868 in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. [ref]

Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Boulevard Gambetta. [ref]

Dennis Potter

British dramatist and screenwriter (1935–1994).

Born May 17th, 1935 in Berry Hill.

Died June 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in Ross-on-Wye (pancreatic cancer).

Robert I, Duke of Parma

Duke of parma and piacenza from 1854 to 1859.

Born July 9th, 1848 in Florence.

Died November 16th, 1907 at 59 years old in Lucca.

Jung Bahadur Rana

Nepalese prime minister and maharaja of lamjung and kaski (1817–1877).

Born June 18th, 1817 in Kathmandu.

Died February 25th, 1877 at 59 years old in Borlang (disease).

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020).

Born March 21st, 1961 in Qom.

Died November 27th, 2020 at 59 years old in Absard (gunshot wound). [ref]

Harvey Lembeck

American actor (1923–1982).

Born April 15th, 1923 in Brooklyn.

Died May 5th, 1982 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Adolf Tolkachev

Soviet engineer and cia spy (1927-1986).

Born January 6th, 1927 in Aktobe.

Died September 24th, 1986 at 59 years old in Soviet Union (execution by shooting).

Peter Osgood

English footballer (1947–2006).

Born February 20th, 1947 in Clewer.

Died March 1st, 2006 at 59 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction).

Gower Champion

American actor and dancer.

Born June 22nd, 1921 in Geneva.

Died August 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Manhattan.

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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon