Dead at age 59
727 Notable deaths
Joe Meriweather
American basketball player-coach (1953-2013).
Born October 26th, 1953 in Phenix City.
Died October 13th, 2013 at 59 years old in Columbus. [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.
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]
Stanley Garton
British rower (1889-1948).
Born March 31st, 1889 in Worcester Park.
Died October 20th, 1948 at 59 years old in Woking.
Émile Appay
Painter (1876-1935).
Born June 2nd, 1876 in Saint-Just. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1935 at 59 years old in Vaux-sur-Seine. [ref]
Yevgeni Mayorov
Ice hockey player (1938–1997).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Petar Šegvić
Yugoslavian rower.
Born June 25th, 1930 in Split.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 59 years old in Split.
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]
Pierre Carteus
Belgian footballer (1943–2003).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Ronse.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 59 years old in Ronse.
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