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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Benjamin Péret
French poet, parisian dadaist and a founder and central member of the french surrealist movement with his avid use of surrealist automatism.
Born July 4th, 1899 in Rezé. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kafū Nagai
Japanese writer (1879−1959).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1959 at 79 years old in Ichikawa.
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic.
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dmitry Manuilsky
Soviet politician.
Born October 3rd, 1883 in Sviatets.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 75 years old in Kyiv.
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]
Boris Eikhenbaum
Russian historian.
Born October 16th, 1886 in Krasny.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Heinie Conklin
Actor (1886-1959).
Born July 15th, 1886 in San Francisco.
Died July 30th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Nikolaus von Vormann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1895-1959).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Agostino Gemelli
Italian cleric-scientist.
Born January 18th, 1878 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 378
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