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Dead at age 59
998 Notable deaths
Andrew Gold
American male musician, singer 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 to death).
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).
Georg V of Hanover
King of hanover (1819–1878).
Born May 27th, 1819 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1878 at 59 years old in Paris.
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 Longworth (exsanguination).
Nannie Doss
American serial killer (1905–1965).
Born November 4th, 1905 in Anniston.
Died June 2nd, 1965 at 59 years old in McAlester (leukemia).
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