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Dead at age 59
638 Notable deaths
Vladimir Veksler
Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901-1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Mikhail Voronin
Russian olympic gymnast.
Born March 26th, 1945 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in Krasnogorsky District (cancer).
Renê Weber
Brazilian footballer.
Born July 7th, 1961 in Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Richard Wetz
German composer.
Born February 26th, 1875 in Gliwice.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 59 years old in Erfurt.
Nikolay Rybnikov
Soviet actor (1930-1990).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Borisoglebsk.
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ricardo Londoño
Colombian racing driver.
Born August 8th, 1949 in Medellín.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 59 years old in San Bernardo del Viento. [ref]
István Sándorfi
Hungarian artist (1948-2007).
Born June 12th, 1948 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2007 at 59 years old in Paris.
Rosa Valetti
German actress, cabaret performer and singer.
Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.
William C. Mellor
American cinematographer (1903-1963).
Born June 29th, 1903 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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