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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
William Fielding Ogburn
American sociologist.
Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.
Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.
Alfonso López Pumarejo
Colombian politician (1886-1959).
Born January 31st, 1886 in hour.
Died November 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Bogotá.
Jerry Unser
American racing driver (1932-1959).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 26 years old in Indianapolis.
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austrian composer.
Born March 19th, 1883 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Aleksandar Tsankov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1879-1959).
Born June 29th, 1879 in Oryahovo.
Died July 27th, 1959 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires, Belgrano.
Galaktion Tabidze
Georgian poet.
Born November 18th, 1892 in Chkvishi.
Died March 17th, 1959 at 66 years old in Tbilisi (falling).
Curt Sachs
German musicologist (1881–1959).
Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luigi Sturzo
Italian politician (1871-1959).
Born November 26th, 1871 in Caltagirone. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1959 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Erhard Schmidt
German mathematician.
Born January 13th, 1876 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Cecil Cunningham
American actress (1888-1959).
Born August 2nd, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (atherosclerosis).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau