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Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
Mikhail Burtsev
Fencer (1956–2015).
Born June 21st, 1956 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general (1878–1938).
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
John Derbyshire
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1878-1938).
Born November 29th, 1878 in Manchester. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1938 at 59 years old in St Pancras. [ref]
José Amador de los Ríos
Spanish historian (1818-1878).
Born April 30th, 1818 in Baena.
Died February 17th, 1878 at 59 years old in Seville.
Dmitry von Fölkersam
Russian admiral of baltic german origin (1846-1905).
Born May 11th, 1846 in Courland Governorate.
Died May 14th, 1905 at 59 years old in Tsushima Island (cancer).
Mostafa Taha
Egyptian footballer.
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Cairo. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 59 years old
Justinus van der Brugghen
Prime minister of the netherlands (1804-1863).
Born August 6th, 1804 in Nijmegen.
Died October 2nd, 1863 at 59 years old in Ubbergen.
Đorđe Andrejević-Kun
Yugoslav painter (1904-1964).
Born March 31st, 1904 in Wrocław.
Died January 17th, 1964 at 59 years old in Belgrade.
Masashi Watanabe
Japanese association football player and manager (1936–1995).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Hiroshima.
Died December 7th, 1995 at 59 years old in Chiba.
Victor Westerholm
Finnish landscape painter (1860–1919).
Born January 4th, 1860 in Turku.
Died November 19th, 1919 at 59 years old in Turku (pneumonia).
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