Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
John Emery
American actor.
Born May 20th, 1905 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 1964 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Carlos Prats Gonzalez
Chilean army officer and politician t(1915–1974).
Born February 24th, 1915 in Talcahuano.
Died September 30th, 1974 at 59 years old in Argentina, Buenos Aires (car bomb). [ref]
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
Soviet politician (1874-1934).
Born August 31st, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 10th, 1934 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Roland Topor
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997).
Born January 7th, 1938 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1997 at 59 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Grigory Kulik
Marshal of the soviet union (1890–1950).
Born November 9th, 1890 in Dudnykove.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 59 years old in Moscow.
René Fonck
French flying ace (1894-1953).
Born March 27th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Celia Sánchez
Cuban revolutionary (1920-1980).
Born May 9th, 1920 in Media Luna.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 59 years old in Havana (lung cancer).
Gianni Rodari
Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Omegna.
Died April 14th, 1980 at 59 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Tigran Keosayan
Russian film director, actor, and television presenter (1966–2025).
Born January 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 2025 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jackie Condon
Film actor (1918-1977).
Born March 25th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 13th, 1977 at 59 years old in Inglewood (cancer).
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