In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Hugo von Zeipel
Swedish astronomer (1873-1959).
Born February 8th, 1873 in Stockholm, Österhaninge church parish. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1959 at 86 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Clarence McKerrow
Canadian lacrosse player (1877-1959).
Born January 18th, 1877 in Montreal.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Erich Werdermann
German botanist (1892-1959).
Born March 2nd, 1892 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1959 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Arvid Spångberg
Diver.
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in New York City.
Zalman Shneur
Jewish (hebrew and yiddish) author (1887-1959).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Škłow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1959 at 72 years old in New York City.
John Patrick
American rugby union player (1898–1959).
Born November 25th, 1898 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1959 at 60 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Hermann Linkenbach
German equestrian.
Born April 8th, 1889 in Barmen.
Died June 30th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stade.
Allan Bohlin
Swedish actor.
Born November 5th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died January 23rd, 1959 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Bugbee
British water polo player.
Born August 29th, 1887 in Stratford.
Died October 18th, 1959 at 72 years old in London Borough of Barnet.
Oszkár Abay-Nemes
Swimmer (1913-1959).
Born September 22nd, 1913 in Bratislava, Veľký Diosek.
Died January 30th, 1959 at 45 years old in Pécs.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 420
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi