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Dead at age 59
10 Notable deaths
Harold Holt
Australian politician, 17th prime minister of australia (1908-1967).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Stanmore.
Died December 19th, 1967 at 59 years old in Cheviot Beach (drowning).
Harilal Gandhi
Son of mahatma gandhi (1888-1948).
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Rajkot.
Died June 18th, 1948 at 59 years old in Mumbai (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sam Simon
American television producer (1955–2015).
Born June 6th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Pacific Palisades (colorectal cancer).
David Graeber
American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020).
Born February 12th, 1961 in New York City.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 59 years old in Venice (internal bleeding, acute pancreatitis). [ref]
Frank Morgan
Actor (1890-1949).
Born June 1st, 1890 in New York City.
Died September 18th, 1949 at 59 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Seretse Khama
First president of botswana (1921–1980).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Serowe. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1980 at 59 years old in Gaborone (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Frederick Winslow Taylor
American mechanical engineer (1856–1915).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Germantown.
Died March 21st, 1915 at 59 years old in Philadelphia.
Anne Ramsey
American actress (1929-1988).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Omaha.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 59 years old in Hollywood (esophageal cancer).
Reg E. Cathey
American actor (1958-2018).
Born August 18th, 1958 in Huntsville.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 59 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Sebastian Cabot
British film actor (1918–1977).
Born July 6th, 1918 in London.
Died August 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in British Columbia (stroke).
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