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Dead at age 59
638 Notable deaths
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Bidar Kadınefendi
Fourth wife of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii (1855–1918).
Born May 5th, 1858 in Caucasus.
Died January 1st, 1918 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
Howard Temin
American geneticist.
Born December 10th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1994 at 59 years old in Madison (lung cancer).
Gabriele Tinti
Italian actor (1932-1991).
Born August 22nd, 1932 in Molinella. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1991 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist.
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer).
William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist.
Born May 5th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1915 at 59 years old in Knickerbocker Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian noble (1859-1919).
Born April 26th, 1859 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died January 24th, 1919 at 59 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (ballistic trauma).
Ryszard Siwiec
Polish patriot.
Born March 7th, 1909 in Dębica.
Died September 12th, 1968 at 59 years old in Warsaw (Self-immolation).
Ricky Lawson
American musician.
Born November 8th, 1954 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Mykola Melnyk
Hero of the soviet union.
Born December 17th, 1953 in Stavyshche.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 59 years old in Alicante (leukemia).
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