In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Adolf Smekal
Austrian physicist (1895–1959).
Born December 12th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 63 years old in Graz.
Hans Benno Bernoulli
Swiss architect (1876-1959).
Born February 17th, 1876 in Basel.
Died September 12th, 1959 at 83 years old in Basel.
Jiří Weil
Czech publicist, translator and bookwriter.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Praskolesy. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1959 at 59 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Grigorii Mikhailovich Fichtenholz
Russian mathematician.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herman Wildenvey
Norwegian poet and translator.
Born July 20th, 1885 in Nedre Eiker.
Died September 27th, 1959 at 74 years old in Larvik.
Jean Lhermitte
French neurologist (1877–1959).
Born January 20th, 1877 in Mont-Saint-Père.
Died January 24th, 1959 at 82 years old in Paris.
Johan Bojer
Norwegian author (1872–1959).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Orkanger.
Died July 3rd, 1959 at 87 years old in Oppdal Municipality.
Khalil Mardam Bey
Syrian poet (1895-1959).
Born July 1st, 1895 in Damascus. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1959 at 64 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Lizzy Ansingh
Dutch painter (1875-1959).
Born March 13th, 1875 in Utrecht.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 84 years old in Amsterdam.
Martha Warren Beckwith
American folklorist and ethnographer.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Massachusetts.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 88 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 420
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