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Dead at age 59
686 Notable deaths
Kurt Herzog
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 27th, 1889 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Vorkuta.
Berthold Laufer
German academic (1874-1934).
Born October 11th, 1874 in Cologne.
Died September 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Arthur Gordon Webster
American physicist (1863-1923).
Born November 28th, 1863 in Brookline. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1923 at 59 years old in Worcester (gunshot wound).
Chenjerai Hove
Zimbabwean poet and writer.
Born February 9th, 1956 in Mazvihwa.
Died July 12th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stavanger.
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general.
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Aleksei Makarovich Smirnov
Soviet actor.
Born February 28th, 1920 in Danilov.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Constantin Fahlberg
Russian chemist.
Born December 22nd, 1850 in Tambov.
Died August 16th, 1910 at 59 years old in Nassau.
Mireille Balin
French actress.
Born July 20th, 1909 in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 59 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Eduard Crasemann
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 5th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 29th, 1950 at 59 years old in Werl.
Konstantinos Demertzis
Greek politician (1876-1936).
Born November 7th, 1876 in Athens.
Died April 13th, 1936 at 59 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
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