Dead at age 59
664 Notable deaths
Sahir Ludhianvi
Indian urdu and hindi poet.
Born March 8th, 1921 in Ludhiana.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
James Daly
American actor (1918–1978).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died July 3rd, 1978 at 59 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).
Christian Bach
Mexican actress (1959-2019).
Born May 9th, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 26th, 2019 at 59 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Walter Johnson
American baseball player (1887-1946).
Born November 6th, 1887 in Humboldt.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Mariska Veres
Dutch singer of shocking blue (1947-2006).
Born October 1st, 1947 in The Hague.
Died December 2nd, 2006 at 59 years old in The Hague (gallbladder cancer). [ref]
Andreas Katsulas
Actor (1946-2006).
Born May 18th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died February 13th, 2006 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Daughter of alfred, duke of saxe-coburg and gotha, and of grand duchess maria alexandrovna of russia (1876-1936).
Born November 25th, 1876 in San Anton Palace.
Died March 2nd, 1936 at 59 years old in Amorbach (stroke).
Robin Cook
British labour party politician (1946-2005).
Born February 28th, 1946 in Bellshill.
Died August 6th, 2005 at 59 years old in Inverness (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Salvatore Schillaci
Italian association football player (1964–2024).
Born December 1st, 1964 in Palermo.
Died September 18th, 2024 at 59 years old in Palermo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Peter Butterworth
English actor (1919-1979).
Born February 4th, 1919 in Bramhall.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 59 years old in Coventry (myocardial infarction).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz