Dead at age 59
634 Notable deaths
Sam Peckinpah
American film director and screenwriter (1925-1984).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Fresno. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1984 at 59 years old in Inglewood (heart failure). [ref]
Frank Morgan
Actor (1890-1949).
Born June 1st, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1949 at 59 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustav Holst
English composer.
Born September 21st, 1874 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1934 at 59 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Anne Ramsey
American actress (1929-1988).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Omaha.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 59 years old in Hollywood (esophageal 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 (acute pancreatitis, internal bleeding). [ref]
Iain Banks
Scottish writer.
Born February 16th, 1954 in Dunfermline.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Kirkcaldy (gallbladder cancer).
Fannie Lou Hamer
American civil rights activist (1917–1977).
Born October 6th, 1917 in Montgomery County. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1977 at 59 years old in Mound Bayou (heart failure). [ref]
Juliet Prowse
Dancer, actress.
Born September 25th, 1936 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1996 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sergei Korolev
Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966).
Born January 12th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow (cancer, neoplasm). [ref]
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian author, educator, poet, and politician (1906—1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging). [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut