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In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Gertrud Bodenwieser
Austrian dancer (1890–1959).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1959 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959).
Born February 14th, 1869 in Glencorse.
Died November 15th, 1959 at 90 years old in Carlops.
Yrjö Kilpinen
Finnish composer (1892-1959).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Jakob Nielsen
Danish mathematician (1890–1959).
Born October 15th, 1890 in Mjels.
Died August 3rd, 1959 at 68 years old in Helsingør.
Harold Hardwick
Sportsman.
Born December 14th, 1888 in Sydney. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Alfred Agache
French architect and urbanist (1875–1959).
Born February 24th, 1875 in Tours. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1959 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
József Révai
Hungarian politician (1898-1959).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died August 4th, 1959 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Marcella Albani
Italian actress (1899-1959).
Born December 7th, 1899 in Rome, Albano Laziale.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in Wiesbaden.
Yoshioka Yayoi
Japanese activist and physician.
Born April 29th, 1871 in Hijikata.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku.
George Albert Smith
British filmmaker (1864–1959).
Born January 4th, 1864 in London.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 95 years old in Brighton.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 420
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé