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Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist (1856–1915).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1915 at 59 years old in Knickerbocker Hospital (pneumonia).
Elsa Brändström
Swedish nurse (1888-1948).
Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Jenny Gröllmann
German actress (1947–2006).
Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).
Félix Dujardin
French biologist (1801–1860).
Born April 5th, 1801 in Tours.
Died April 8th, 1860 at 59 years old in Rennes.
Pierre Cochereau
French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue (1924–1984).
Born July 9th, 1924 in Saint-Mandé.
Died March 6th, 1984 at 59 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
Ottokar Czernin
Czech diplomat and politician (1872–1932).
Born September 26th, 1872 in Dymokury.
Died April 4th, 1932 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Linda Haglund
Swedish short distance runner (1956-2015).
Born June 15th, 1956 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Anita Stewart
American actress, film producer (1895-1961).
Born February 7th, 1902 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Karl von Piloty
German painter (1826-1886).
Born October 1st, 1826 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1886 at 59 years old in Ambach. [ref]
George von Lengerke Meyer
United states businessman, diplomat and government official (1858-1918).
Born June 24th, 1858 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1918 at 59 years old in Boston. [ref]
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