Dead at age 59
1,000 Notable deaths
Cecil Cooke
Bahamian sailor.
Born May 31st, 1923 in Nassau.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 59 years old in Nassau.
Alessandro Franchi
Italian cardinal in the roman catholic church (1819-1878).
Died July 31st, 1878 at 59 years old in Rome (malaria).
Stanislav Stratiev
Bulgarian writer (1941–2000).
Born September 9th, 1941 in Sofia.
Died September 20th, 2000 at 59 years old in Sofia.
Arsen Mekokishvili
Olympic wrestler (1912-1972).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Sagarejo Municipality.
Died March 9th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Conrad Busken Huet
Dutch writer (1826–1886).
Born December 28th, 1826 in The Hague.
Died May 1st, 1886 at 59 years old in Paris.
Ronald Rawson
Boxer (1892–1952).
Born June 17th, 1892 in Kensington.
Died March 30th, 1952 at 59 years old in Kensington.
Joel Hastings Metcalf
American astronomer (1866-1925).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Meadville.
Died February 23rd, 1925 at 59 years old in Portland.
Denis Lathoud
French handball player.
Born January 13th, 1966 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2025 at 59 years old in Toulon (cancer). [ref]
Luka Lipošinović
Croatian footballer (1933-1992).
Born May 12th, 1933 in Subotica.
Died September 26th, 1992 at 59 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Alfred Nehring
German zoologist and paleontologist (1845-1904).
Born January 29th, 1845 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died September 30th, 1904 at 59 years old in Charlottenburg.
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1000
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu