Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
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 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 26th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe.
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke).
Celia Sánchez
Cuban revolutionary (1920-1980).
Born May 9th, 1920 in Media Luna.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 59 years old in Havana (breast 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).
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
British politician and leading member of the conservative party (1831-1890).
Born June 24th, 1831 in London.
Died June 29th, 1890 at 59 years old in Portman Square.
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]
Betsie ten Boom
Dutch concentration camp victim (1885–1944).
Born August 19th, 1885 in Amsterdam.
Died December 16th, 1944 at 59 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (pernicious anemia).
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