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Dead at age 59

638 Notable deaths

Giuseppe Amisani

Italian painter (1881-1941).

Born December 7th, 1881 in Mede. [ref]

Died September 8th, 1941 at 59 years old in Portofino. [ref]

Eduard Helly

Austrian mathematician.

Born June 1st, 1884 in Vienna.

Died November 28th, 1943 at 59 years old in Chicago.

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924).

Born December 3rd, 1864 in Rotterdam. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 1924 at 59 years old in Zandvoort (cancer). [ref]

Johanna Gadski

German-born operatic soprano.

Born June 15th, 1872 in Anklam. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1932 at 59 years old in Berlin (traffic collision). [ref]

Andria Dadiani

Georgian chess player.

Born October 24th, 1850 in Zugdidi.

Died June 12th, 1910 at 59 years old in Kyiv.

Ulf Bengtsson

Swedish table tennis player (1960-2019).

Born January 26th, 1960 in Höganäs.

Died March 17th, 2019 at 59 years old in Halmstad. [ref]

Grigory Adamov

Soviet writer.

Born May 18th, 1886 in Kherson.

Died July 14th, 1945 at 59 years old in Moscow.

Karl Lamprecht

German historian (1856-1915).

Born February 25th, 1856 in Jessen (Elster).

Died May 10th, 1915 at 59 years old in Leipzig.

Karol Rathaus

German-austrian composer (1895-1954).

Born September 16th, 1895 in Ternopil. [ref]

Died November 21st, 1954 at 59 years old in New York City. [ref]

Georg Wenker

German linguist.

Born February 25th, 1852 in Düsseldorf.

Died July 17th, 1911 at 59 years old in Marburg.

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