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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of wwii and heroine of the soviet union (1920-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Polotsky Uyezd.
Died May 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Polatsk.
Bunzō Hayata
Japanese botanist (1874–1934).
Born December 2nd, 1874 in Kamo.
Died January 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Shinjuku.
Georges Louis Humbert
French general (1862-1921).
Born April 8th, 1862 in Gazeran. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1921 at 59 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Mikhail Burtsev
Fencer.
Born June 21st, 1956 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Derbyshire
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1878-1938).
Born November 29th, 1878 in Manchester. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1938 at 59 years old in St Pancras. [ref]
Masashi Watanabe
Japanese association football player and manager (1936–1995).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Hiroshima.
Died December 7th, 1995 at 59 years old in Chiba.
Victor Westerholm
Finnish landscape painter (1860–1919).
Born January 4th, 1860 in Turku.
Died November 19th, 1919 at 59 years old in Turku (pneumonia).
Choi Dae-shik
South korean association football player (1965–2024).
Born January 10th, 1965 in Hamyang County.
Died March 27th, 2024 at 59 years old in Hamyang County. [ref]
Harry Watson
Ice hockey player (1898–1957).
Born September 11th, 1898 in St. John's.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 59 years old in London.
Tron Øgrim
Norwegian journalist, author and politician (1947-2007).
Died May 23rd, 2007 at 59 years old in Oslo (stroke). [ref]
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