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Dead at age 59
10 Notable deaths
Jonathan Joss
American actor (1965–2025).
Born December 22nd, 1965 in San Antonio.
Died June 1st, 2025 at 59 years old in San Antonio (gunshot wound). [ref]
Doug McClure
American actor (1935–1995).
Born May 11th, 1935 in Glendale.
Died February 5th, 1995 at 59 years old in Sherman Oaks (lung cancer).
Vincent Margera
American television personality (1956–2015).
Born July 3rd, 1956 in Concordville.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 59 years old in West Chester (liver failure). [ref]
Helena Blavatsky
Russian occult writer (1831-1891).
Born August 12th, 1831 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1891 at 59 years old in London (influenza). [ref]
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer (1868–1928).
Born May 12th, 1868 in Lincoln County.
Died May 6th, 1928 at 59 years old in Cleburne.
James Michael Tyler
American actor (1962-2021).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Winona.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Paramahansa Yogananda
Yogi, kriya yoga guru and founder of self-realization fellowship (1893-1952).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 7th, 1952 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (acute myocardial infarction).
Dayananda Saraswati
Indian social reformer (1824-1883).
Born February 12th, 1824 in Tankara.
Died October 30th, 1883 at 59 years old in Ajmer.
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951).
Born October 29th, 1891 in Manhattan.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
C. N. Annadurai
Indian film writer and former chief minister of tamil nadu, india (1909-1969).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Kanchipuram.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 59 years old in Chennai (esophageal cancer).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche