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Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Alov
Film director (1923–1983).
Born September 26th, 1923 in Kharkiv.
Died June 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Kjeld Abell
Playwright (1901-1961).
Born August 25th, 1901 in Ribe.
Died March 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Sophie Lihau-N'Kanza
Congolese politician (1940-1999).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Kinshasa.
Died April 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Kinshasa.
Alain Marion
French flutist (1938-1998).
Born December 25th, 1938 in Allauch.
Died August 16th, 1998 at 59 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction).
František Chvalkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and czechoslovak politician (1885-1945).
Born July 30th, 1885 in Jílové u Prahy. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Michel Drach
French director (1930–1990).
Born October 18th, 1930 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1990 at 59 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer).
Alexei Korzukhin
Russian artist (1835-1894).
Born March 23rd, 1835 in Uktussky plant.
Died October 30th, 1894 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
José María Pinilla Fábrega
President of panama (1919-1979).
Born November 28th, 1919 in Panama.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 59 years old in Panama.
Eliseo Alberto
Writer (1951–2011).
Born September 10th, 1951 in Arroyo Naranjo.
Died July 31st, 2011 at 59 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jakob Stämpfli
Member of the swiss federal council (1820-1879).
Born February 23rd, 1820 in Wengi.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 59 years old in Bern.
Deaths 721 to 730 of 1000
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