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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer.
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Béla Kovács
Politician (1908-1959).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Pécs.
Died June 21st, 1959 at 51 years old in Pécs.
Ebrahim Hakimi
Prime minister of iran (1871-1959).
Born August 15th, 1871 in Tabriz.
Died October 19th, 1959 at 88 years old in Tehran.
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
Spanish artist (1872-1959).
Born September 11th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1959 at 86 years old in Port de Pollença. [ref]
Alexander Vesnin
Soviet russian architect.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Yuryevets. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leslie Johnson
British racing driver.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.
Vincenzo Florio
Italian wine industrialist and automobile enthusiast.
Born March 18th, 1883 in Palermo.
Died January 6th, 1959 at 75 years old in Épernay.
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).
Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.
Fernand Bouisson
French politician (1874-1959).
Born June 16th, 1874 in Constantine. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1959 at 85 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami