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Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
Alexandros Papadiamantis
Greek short-story writer (1851–1911).
Born March 4th, 1851 in Skiathos.
Died January 3rd, 1911 at 59 years old in Skiathos (pneumonia).
Dan Roundfield
American basketball player (1953–2012).
Born May 26th, 1953 in Detroit.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 59 years old in Aruba (drowning). [ref]
Graham Joyce
British writer (1954–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1954 in Coventry.
Died September 9th, 2014 at 59 years old in Leicester (lymphoma).
Sadhana Bose
Indian actress.
Born April 20th, 1914 in Kolkata.
Died October 3rd, 1973 at 59 years old in Kolkata.
Bola de Nieve
Cuban musician (1911–1971).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Vereda Nueva, La Habana.
Died October 2nd, 1971 at 59 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Alfredo Rocco
Italian politician and jurist (1875–1935).
Born September 9th, 1875 in Naples.
Died August 28th, 1935 at 59 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Fulton Oursler
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died May 24th, 1952 at 59 years old in New York City.
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 59 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Aaron A. Sargent
American politician (1827-1887).
Born September 28th, 1827 in Newburyport.
Died August 14th, 1887 at 59 years old in San Francisco.
Laurence Oliphant
British author, traveller, diplomat and christian mystic (1829-1888).
Born August 3rd, 1829 in Cape Town.
Died December 23rd, 1888 at 59 years old in York House.
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