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Dead at age 59
638 Notable deaths
Birol Ünel
German turkish actor.
Born August 18th, 1961 in Silifke.
Died September 3rd, 2020 at 59 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Hiroaki Abe
Imperial japanese navy admiral.
Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yonezawa.
Died February 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Japan.
Gregory La Cava
American film director (1892-1952).
Born March 10th, 1892 in Towanda. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1952 at 59 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Duke Reid
Jamaican record producer and dj.
Born July 21st, 1915 in Portland Parish.
Died January 1st, 1975 at 59 years old [ref]
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Robert Arthur
American mystery and speculative fiction writer.
Born November 10th, 1909 in Fort Mills.
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 59 years old in Philadelphia.
Nathan Alterman
Israeli poet.
Born August 14th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1970 at 59 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
William Lava
American composer (1911-1971).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1971 at 59 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Peter Lundgren
Swedish tennis player.
Born January 29th, 1965 in Kramfors. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2024 at 59 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
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