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Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Iain Banks
Scottish writer (1954–2013).
Born February 16th, 1954 in Dunfermline.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Kirkcaldy (gallbladder cancer).
Juliet Prowse
Dancer, actress (1936–1996).
Born September 25th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died September 14th, 1996 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Andrew Gold
American singer, musician and songwriter (1951-2011).
Born August 2nd, 1951 in Burbank.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging).
Carol II of Romania
King of romania from 1930 to 1940.
Born October 15th, 1893 in Peleș Castle.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 59 years old in Estoril (myocardial infarction).
Teruo Nakamura
Imperial japanese army soldier (1919–1979).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Taitō Prefecture.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 59 years old in Taitung County (lung cancer).
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]
Bill Finger
American comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974).
Born February 8th, 1914 in Denver.
Died January 18th, 1974 at 59 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
David Kelly
British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003).
Born May 14th, 1944 in Llwynypia.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 59 years old in Oxfordshire (exsanguination).
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