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In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Albert Kruschel
Racing cyclist (1889-1959).
Born October 21st, 1889 in Buffalo.
Died March 25th, 1959 at 69 years old in Buffalo.
Kurt Runge
German coxswain (1887-1959).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died November 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in West Berlin.
Albert Thévenon
French water polo player (1901–1959).
Born September 16th, 1901 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1959 at 57 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thomas Swindlehurst
British tug of war competitor (1874-1959).
Born May 21st, 1874 in Whittington.
Died March 15th, 1959 at 84 years old
Peter Schlütter
Danish sailor (1893-1959).
Born November 25th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died April 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Einosuke Itō
Japanese writer (1903-1959).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Akita.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old
Herman Zomers
Indonesian footballer (1912–1959).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Dutch East Indies.
Died June 19th, 1959 at 46 years old
Sergei Vasilyev
Film director, screenwriter (1900-1959).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Aarne Pelkonen
Finnish gymnast.
Born November 24th, 1891 in Jaakkima.
Died November 6th, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Iivari Kyykoski
Gymnast (1881-1959).
Born February 16th, 1881 in Luvia.
Died December 8th, 1959 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
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