Dead at age 59

634 Notable deaths

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. [ref]

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).

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player and coach (1907-1967).

Born October 22nd, 1907 in Sudlersville.

Died July 21st, 1967 at 59 years old in Miami (choking).

Frankie Knuckles

American dj and record producer (1955–2014).

Born January 18th, 1955 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2014 at 59 years old in Chicago (type-1 diabetes). [ref]

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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace