Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
Shoichi Sakata
Japanese physicist (1911–1970).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died October 16th, 1970 at 59 years old in Nagoya.
Hale Hamilton
American actor (1879-1942).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Topeka.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 59 years old in Hollywood.
Kurt Herzog
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1948).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Vorkuta.
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg
French mesoamericanist (1814–1874).
Born September 8th, 1814 in Bourbourg.
Died January 8th, 1874 at 59 years old in Nice.
Alexander Barykin
Russian singer (1952-2011).
Born February 18th, 1952 in Beryozovo.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 59 years old in Orenburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Veksler
Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Giuseppe Viani
Italian footballer and coach (1909–1969).
Born September 13th, 1909 in Treviso.
Died January 6th, 1969 at 59 years old in Ferrara.
José María Melo
President of colombia (1800-1860).
Born October 9th, 1800 in Chaparral.
Died June 1st, 1860 at 59 years old in La Trinitaria Municipality.
Roger Courtois
French footballer (1912-1972).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Geneva.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 59 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Théo Lefèvre
Belgian politician (1914-1973).
Born January 17th, 1914 in Ghent.
Died September 18th, 1973 at 59 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1000
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain