Dead at age 59
640 Notable deaths
Stanley Garton
British rower (1889-1948).
Born March 31st, 1889 in Worcester Park.
Died October 20th, 1948 at 59 years old in Woking.
Karel Hartmann
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born July 6th, 1885 in Trhové Dušníky. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1944 at 59 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Lauri Malmberg
Finnish general (1888–1948).
Born May 8th, 1888 in Helsinki.
Died March 14th, 1948 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Mason Phelps
Amateur golfer (1885-1945).
Born December 7th, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 59 years old in Lake Forest.
Sverre Strandli
Norwegian hammer thrower.
Born September 30th, 1925 in Brandval.
Died March 4th, 1985 at 59 years old in Charlottenberg.
Petar Šegvić
Yugoslavian rower.
Born June 25th, 1930 in Split.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 59 years old in Split.
Cyril of Varna and Veliki Preslav
Bulgarian bishop (1954-2013).
Born June 8th, 1954 in Tsarev Brod.
Died July 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Varna (drowning). [ref]
Vojislav Marinković
Serbian economist (1876-1935).
Born May 13th, 1876 in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1935 at 59 years old in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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