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Dead at age 59
999 Notable deaths
Daniel Arasse
French art historian (1944–2003).
Born May 11th, 1944 in Algiers.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 59 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Václav Havel
Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist (1920–1979).
Born October 5th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1979 at 59 years old in Prague.
Fernand Courty
French astronomer (1862–1921).
Born June 11th, 1862 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1921 at 59 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Chicão
Brazilian footballer and manager (1949–2008).
Born January 30th, 1949 in Piracicaba.
Died October 8th, 2008 at 59 years old in São Paulo (esophageal cancer).
Nikolai Katanov
Russian ethnograph and linguist of khakas descent (1862–1922).
Born May 30th, 1862 in Yeniseysk Governorate.
Died March 10th, 1922 at 59 years old in Kazan.
José Vives y Tutó
Spanish author (1854-1913).
Born February 15th, 1854 in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1913 at 59 years old in Monte Porzio Catone. [ref]
Andrzej Skrzydlewski
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Gmina Ksawerów.
Died May 28th, 2006 at 59 years old in Gmina Ksawerów (myocardial infarction).
Han Drijver
Field hockey player (1927-1986).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Eindhoven.
Died October 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Vlaardingen.
Paul Stevens
Bobsledder (1889-1949).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Lake Placid.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 59 years old in Schenectady.
Robert Montgomerie
British fencer (1880–1939).
Born February 15th, 1880 in South Kensington.
Died April 28th, 1939 at 59 years old in Westminster.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan