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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Abdul Muis
Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist (1883-1959).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Sungai Puar.
Died June 17th, 1959 at 75 years old in Bandung.
Paul Radin
American anthropologist.
Born April 2nd, 1883 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1959 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marshall Teague
Racecar driver.
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Daytona Beach.
Died February 11th, 1959 at 36 years old in Daytona Beach.
Enrique Guaita
Italian footballer.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Lucas González, Argentina.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bahía Blanca.
Ross Granville Harrison
American biologist (1870-1959).
Born January 13th, 1870 in Germantown.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 89 years old in New Haven.
Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959).
Born March 16th, 1894 in Surazh.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Jacob Baart de la Faille
Dutch art critic (1886-1959).
Born June 1st, 1886 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1959 at 73 years old in Heemstede. [ref]
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Štefan Tiso
Slovak minister of justice of the slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and lawyer (1897-1959).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Bytča. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1959 at 61 years old in Leopoldov.
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist.
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
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