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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Ruth Rowland Nichols
American aviator (1901–1960).
Born February 23rd, 1901 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 1960 at 59 years old in New York City.
Alberto Lupo
Italian film and television actor (1924–1984).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Genoa.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 59 years old in San Felice Circeo.
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
Prime minister of gabon (1961-2020).
Born April 2nd, 1961 in Makokou. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2020 at 59 years old in Libreville (asthma). [ref]
Ali Murtopo
Indonesian politician and general (1924-1984).
Born September 23rd, 1924 in Kebumen. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1984 at 59 years old in Jakarta.
Constantin Fahlberg
Russian chemist.
Born December 22nd, 1850 in Tambov.
Died August 16th, 1910 at 59 years old in Nassau.
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).
Lillian Copeland
Athletics competitor.
Born November 25th, 1904 in New York City.
Died July 7th, 1964 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Huseyn Javid
Azerbaijani poet and playwright (1882-1941).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 59 years old in Tayshetsky District (sepsis, political repression).
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.
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
Russian physicist.
Born March 24th, 1891 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1951 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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