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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Ragnar Nurkse
American-estonian economist (1907-1959).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Käru.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 51 years old in Vevey.
Heinie Conklin
Actor (1886-1959).
Born July 15th, 1886 in San Francisco.
Died July 30th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Aleksandr Khinchin
Russian mathematician.
Born July 19th, 1894 in Kondrovo.
Died November 18th, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Margaret Chung
American physician (1889-1959).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Santa Barbara.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic (1906–1959).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ion Gigurtu
Romanian politician (1886–1959).
Born June 24th, 1886 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 73 years old in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Kafū Nagai
Japanese writer (1879−1959).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1959 at 79 years old in Ichikawa.
Henri Vidal
French actor (1919-1959).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died December 10th, 1959 at 40 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Gershon Agron
Israeli journalist & politician (1893–1959).
Born January 8th, 1894 in Mena.
Died November 1st, 1959 at 65 years old in Jerusalem.
Henri-Pierre Roché
French writer, art collector and art dealer (1879-1959).
Born May 28th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1959 at 79 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 411
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn