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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Dmitry Manuilsky
Soviet politician (1883–1959).
Born October 3rd, 1883 in Sviatets.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 75 years old in Kyiv.
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Heleno de Freitas
Brazilian footballer (1920–1959).
Born December 12th, 1920 in São João Nepomuceno. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1959 at 38 years old in Barbacena.
Agostino Gemelli
Italian cleric-scientist.
Born January 18th, 1878 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Alfonsina Strada
Italian racing cyclist.
Born March 16th, 1891 in Castelfranco Emilia.
Died September 13th, 1959 at 68 years old in Milan (motorcycle accident).
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]
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.
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 411
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi