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Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
William C. Mellor
American cinematographer (1903-1963).
Born June 29th, 1903 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa.
Erich Hecke
German mathematician (1887–1947).
Born September 20th, 1887 in Buk.
Died February 13th, 1947 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Jun Ichikawa
1948-2008 japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born November 25th, 1948 in Tokyo.
Died September 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Chenjerai Hove
Zimbabwean poet and writer (1956–2015).
Born February 9th, 1956 in Mazvihwa.
Died July 12th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stavanger.
Lewis Brody
German actor (1892–1952).
Born February 15th, 1892 in Douala.
Died February 11th, 1952 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Aleksey Pisemsky
Russian novelist and dramatist (1821–1881).
Born March 23rd, 1821 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died February 2nd, 1881 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Lubomír Beneš
Czech animator, director and author (1935-1995).
Born November 7th, 1935 in Prague.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 59 years old in Roztoky.
Dragiša Vasić
Serbian writer, jurist, journalist, and political intellectual; a liberal and nationalist who later adopted republican views, active from the pre–world war i period to world war ii (1885–1945).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Gornji Milanovac. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1945 at 59 years old in Jasenovac concentration camp.
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