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Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
María Rivas Castro
Venezuelan singer (1960-2019).
Born January 26th, 1960 in Caracas.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 59 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
İbrahim Abdülkadir Mazini
Egyptian poet and writer (1889-1949).
Born August 19th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died August 10th, 1949 at 59 years old in Cairo.
Issay Dobrowen
Composer and pianist.
Born February 27th, 1894 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 9th, 1953 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Vice-chancellor of germany (1837-1896).
Born October 30th, 1837 in Gedern.
Died November 19th, 1896 at 59 years old in Wernigerode Castle.
Robert F. Coleman
American mathematician (1954-2014).
Born November 22nd, 1954 in Glen Cove.
Died March 24th, 2014 at 59 years old in San Pablo (disease).
Louis Boulanger
French romantic painter (1806-1867).
Born November 3rd, 1807 in Vercelli.
Died July 3rd, 1867 at 59 years old in Dijon.
Blanche Mehaffey
American actress and dancer (1908–1968).
Born July 28th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Eva Bosáková
Gymnast (1931–1991).
Born December 18th, 1931 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1991 at 59 years old in Prague. [ref]
Helen Wainwright
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born March 15th, 1906 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 1965 at 59 years old in Hampton Bays.
Renê Weber
Brazilian footballer (1961–2020).
Born July 7th, 1961 in Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1000
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde