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Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
Hendrik Isemborghs
Belgian footballer (1914-1973).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died March 9th, 1973 at 59 years old in Leuven.
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer (1942–2001).
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Pyotr Yakir
Soviet historian (1923–1982).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Kyiv.
Died November 14th, 1982 at 59 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Gösta Lindh
Swedish footballer (1924-1984).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Örebro.
Died January 4th, 1984 at 59 years old in Örebro.
Selma Rıza
Turkish journalist (1872–1931).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Istanbul.
Died October 5th, 1931 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
Grigory Spiridonovich Petrov
Russian priest and publicist (1866–1925).
Born February 7th, 1866 in Kingisepp.
Died June 18th, 1925 at 59 years old in Munich, Paris.
Josef Hassmann
Austrian footballer (1910-1969).
Born May 21st, 1910 in Austria–Hungary.
Died November 1st, 1969 at 59 years old
Guy Reiss
French astronomer (1904-1964).
Born November 8th, 1904.
Died October 16th, 1964 at 59 years old
Philippe-Auguste Guye
Swiss chemist (1862-1922).
Born June 12th, 1862 in Champvent. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1922 at 59 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Frederick Moloney
American olympic medalist (1882–1941).
Born August 4th, 1882 in Ottawa. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1941 at 59 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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