Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
Karen Wynn Fonstad
American cartographer, academic (1945–2005).
Born April 18th, 1945 in Oklahoma City.
Died March 11th, 2005 at 59 years old in Oshkosh (breast cancer).
Massimo Dallamano
Italian director, cinematographer and screenwriter (1917–1976).
Born April 17th, 1917 in Milan.
Died November 14th, 1976 at 59 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Axel Thue
Norwegian mathematician (1863-1922).
Born February 19th, 1863 in Tønsberg.
Died March 7th, 1922 at 59 years old in Christiania.
Elmer Clifton
American film director (1890–1949).
Born March 14th, 1890 in Toronto.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Zlatko Saračević
Croatian handball player (1961–2021).
Born July 5th, 1961 in Banja Luka.
Died February 21st, 2021 at 59 years old in Koprivnica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Khaled Khalifa
Syrian poet and writer (1964–2023).
Born January 1st, 1964 in Urum al-Sughra.
Died September 30th, 2023 at 59 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willie Davenport
American athletics competitor (1943–2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Richard Semon
German zoologist (1859-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1859 in Berlin.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 59 years old in Munich.
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann
German musical instrument maker (1805-1864).
Born June 17th, 1805 in Friedrichroda.
Died October 1st, 1864 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and gdr dissident.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 59 years old in Thumby, Sieseby (colorectal cancer).
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain