In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Edmond Debeaumarché
French resistance member.
Born December 15th, 1906 in Dijon.
Died March 28th, 1959 at 52 years old in Suresnes.
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal (1889–1959).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Paul Günther
German diver (1882–1945).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Hanover.
Died February 13th, 1959 at 76 years old in Duisburg. [ref]
Jops Reeman
Dutch footballer (1886-1959).
Born August 9th, 1886 in Amerongen.
Died March 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Zeist.
Louis Alibert
French linguist (1884-1959).
Born October 12th, 1884 in Bram.
Died April 16th, 1959 at 74 years old in Montpellier.
Ioan Bălan
Romanian greek-catholic bishop (1880-1959).
Born February 11th, 1880 in Teiuș. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1959 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Sidney Robinson
Athletics competitor.
Born August 1st, 1876 in Northamptonshire.
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Long Sutton.
Alexey Bystrov
Russian scientist (1899–1959).
Born February 1st, 1899 in Starozhilovsky District.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Frank Schell
American rower (1884–1959).
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
John Fraser
Canadian soccer player (1881-1959).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Hamilton.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 77 years old
Deaths 351 to 360 of 420
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen