Dead at age 59

999 Notable deaths

Paula Danziger

American children's writer (1944–2004).

Born August 18th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..

Died July 8th, 2004 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Edward Wadsworth

British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).

Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.

Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.

François Delsarte

French singer and teacher (1811–1871).

Born November 19th, 1811 in Solesmes. [ref]

Died July 20th, 1871 at 59 years old in Paris.

Jacob Schick

American businessman (1877-1937).

Born September 16th, 1877 in Ottumwa.

Died July 3rd, 1937 at 59 years old in Montreal.

Sholom Dovber Schneersohn

Russian rabbi (1860–1920).

Born November 5th, 1860 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.

Died March 21st, 1920 at 59 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]

Red Allen

American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).

Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.

Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).

Hulusi Behçet

Turkish dermatologist (1889–1948).

Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.

Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).

Mack Swain

American actor, vaudevillian (1876–1935).

Born February 16th, 1876 in Salt Lake City.

Died August 25th, 1935 at 59 years old in Tacoma.

Ignacio Ellacuría

Spanish philosopher, jesuit priest, assassinated martyr in el salvador.

Born November 9th, 1930 in Portugalete.

Died November 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in San Salvador.

Wanda Wasilewska

Polish writer (1905-1964).

Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Deaths 361 to 370 of 999

I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez