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Dead at age 59
631 Notable deaths
Roy Cohn
American lawyer.
Born February 20th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1986 at 59 years old in Bethesda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Vivek
Indian film actor and television personality (1961-2021).
Born November 19th, 1961 in Kovilpatti.
Died April 17th, 2021 at 59 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Cassavetes
American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929-1989).
Born December 9th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Robert Reed
American actor, director (1932-1992).
Born October 19th, 1932 in Highland Park. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1992 at 59 years old in Pasadena (colon cancer, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Tawny Kitaen
American actress (1961-2021).
Born August 5th, 1961 in San Diego.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 59 years old in Newport Beach (dilated cardiomyopathy).
Bill Bixby
American actor and film director (1934-1993).
Born January 22nd, 1934 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1993 at 59 years old in Century City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese marshal admiral.
Born April 4th, 1884 in Nagaoka.
Died April 18th, 1943 at 59 years old in Bougainville Island (killed in action).
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer.
Born March 26th, 1950 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2010 at 59 years old in Bryn Mawr (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Conway Twitty
American country music singer.
Born September 1st, 1933 in Friars Point. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1993 at 59 years old in Springfield (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson