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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Victor Horsley
Physiologist and surgeon.
Born April 14th, 1857 in Kensington.
Died July 16th, 1916 at 59 years old in Amarah (hyperthermia).
Alexandros Papadiamantis
Greek short-story writer (1851–1911).
Born March 4th, 1851 in Skiathos.
Died January 3rd, 1911 at 59 years old in Skiathos (pneumonia).
Dan Roundfield
American basketball player.
Born May 26th, 1953 in Detroit.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 59 years old in Aruba (drowning). [ref]
Graham Joyce
British writer (1954–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1954 in Coventry.
Died September 9th, 2014 at 59 years old in Leicester (lymphoma).
Alfredo Rocco
Italian politician and jurist (1875–1935).
Born September 9th, 1875 in Naples.
Died August 28th, 1935 at 59 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Fulton Oursler
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died May 24th, 1952 at 59 years old in New York City.
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 59 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Sergey Dorenko
Russian journalist (1959–2019).
Born October 18th, 1959 in Kerch.
Died May 9th, 2019 at 59 years old in Moscow (aortic rupture).
Kenneth S. Wherry
American politician (1892–1951).
Born February 28th, 1892 in Liberty.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fletcher Pratt
American military historian and fantasy writer.
Born April 25th, 1897 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 59 years old in Long Branch (cancer). [ref]
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