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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Jenny Gröllmann
German actress (1947–2006).
Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).
Pierre Cochereau
French musician.
Born July 9th, 1924 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1984 at 59 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Ottokar Czernin
Czech diplomat and politician (1872–1932).
Born September 26th, 1872 in Dymokury.
Died April 4th, 1932 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Linda Haglund
Swedish short distance runner (1956-2015).
Born June 15th, 1956 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
George von Lengerke Meyer
United states businessman, diplomat and government official (1858-1918).
Born June 24th, 1858 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1918 at 59 years old in Boston. [ref]
Axel Thue
Norwegian mathematician (1863-1922).
Born February 19th, 1863 in Tønsberg.
Died March 7th, 1922 at 59 years old in Christiania.
Elmer Clifton
American film director.
Born March 14th, 1890 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1949 at 59 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Zlatko Saračević
Croatian handball player.
Born July 5th, 1961 in Banja Luka.
Died February 21st, 2021 at 59 years old in Krapina (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Khaled Khalifa
Syrian poet and writer (1964–2023).
Born January 1st, 1964 in Urum al-Sughra.
Died September 30th, 2023 at 59 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willie Davenport
Athletics competitor (1943-2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
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