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In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).
Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.
Felix Jacoby
German classicist and philologist (1876–1959).
Born March 19th, 1876 in Magdeburg.
Died November 10th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Eduard van Beinum
Dutch conductor.
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1959 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georg Lörner
Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.
Leslie Johnson
British racing driver.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer (1874–1959).
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Lafe McKee
Actor (1872-1959).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Morrison.
Died August 10th, 1959 at 87 years old in Temple City.
Sucharu Devi
Maharani of mayurbhanj (1874-1959).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Kolkata.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old
Louise Pearce
American pathologist (1885-1959).
Born March 5th, 1885 in Winchester.
Died August 10th, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 420
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