In the year 1959
387 Notable deaths
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).
Aleksandr Khinchin
Russian mathematician.
Born July 19th, 1894 in Kondrovo.
Died November 18th, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Li Jishen
Chinese politician (1885-1959).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Cangwu County.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 73 years old in Beijing (stomach cancer).
Ragnar Nurkse
American-estonian economist (1907-1959).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Käru.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 51 years old in Vevey.
Irving Cummings
Actor, film director (1888–1959).
Born October 9th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfonsina Strada
Italian racing cyclist.
Born March 16th, 1891 in Castelfranco Emilia.
Died September 13th, 1959 at 68 years old in Milan (motorcycle accident).
Franz Blücher
German politician (1896-1959).
Born March 24th, 1896 in Essen.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Heleno de Freitas
Brazilian footballer.
Born December 12th, 1920 in São João Nepomuceno. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1959 at 38 years old in Barbacena.
Henri Vidal
French actor (1919-1959).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1959 at 40 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959).
Born October 25th, 1885 in New York City.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 387
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney