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Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
Ibrahim al-Yaziji
Ottoman philologist, poet and journalist (1847–1906).
Born March 2nd, 1847 in Beirut. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1906 at 59 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Medina Dixon
American basketball player (1962–2021).
Born November 2nd, 1962 in Boston.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 59 years old [ref]
William Wright
British orientalist and professor (1830–1889).
Born January 17th, 1830 in Bengal.
Died May 22nd, 1889 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Isidore Pils
French painter (1815–1875).
Born November 7th, 1815 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1875 at 59 years old in Douarnenez. [ref]
Lars Tunbjörk
Swedish photographer (1956-2015).
Born February 15th, 1956 in Borås.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm.
William Chandler Roberts-Austen
British metallurgist (1843-1902).
Born March 3rd, 1843 in Kennington.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 59 years old in London.
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Football manager and former player.
Born October 21st, 1966 in Dushanbe.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka
Polish politician (1950-2010).
Born August 23rd, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 59 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Elmira Gafarova
Soviet politician (1934-1993).
Died August 1st, 1993 at 59 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Jiří Weil
Czech publicist, translator and bookwriter (1900–1959).
Born August 6th, 1900 in Praskolesy.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 59 years old in Prague (leukemia).
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