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In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Licco Amar
Hungarian violinist.
Born December 4th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 1959 at 67 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Wolfgang Nonn
West german field hockey player (1935-1959).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died August 26th, 1959 at 24 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Jean Margraff
Fencer (1876–1959).
Born February 17th, 1876 in Graçay. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1959 at 82 years old in Lunéville. [ref]
Ragnar Svensson
Sailor (1882-1959).
Born December 31st, 1882 in Torslanda.
Died June 5th, 1959 at 76 years old in Öckerö Municipality.
Pál Jávor
Hungarian actor (1902-1959).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Arad. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1959 at 57 years old in Budapest (stomach cancer). [ref]
Theodor Nag
Norwegian rower (1890–1959).
Born October 1st, 1890 in Strand Municipality.
Died September 2nd, 1959 at 68 years old in Stavanger.
Johannes Hansen
Gymnast (1882–1959).
Born December 6th, 1882 in Denmark.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 76 years old in Gentofte.
Eleonora Jenko Groyer
Slovene physician.
Born February 15th, 1879 in Ljubljana.
Died June 24th, 1959 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Jerzy Leszczyński
Polish actor (1884–1959).
Born February 6th, 1884 in Warsaw.
Died July 9th, 1959 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 420
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