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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Ebrahim Hakimi
Prime minister of iran (1871-1959).
Born August 15th, 1871 in Tabriz.
Died October 19th, 1959 at 88 years old in Tehran.
Felix Jacoby
German historian.
Born March 19th, 1876 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eduard van Beinum
Dutch conductor.
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1959 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leslie Johnson
British racing driver.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer.
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Lafe McKee
Actor (1872-1959).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Morrison.
Died August 10th, 1959 at 87 years old in Temple City.
Sucharu Devi
Maharani of mayurbhanj (1874-1959).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Kolkata.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old
André Siegfried
French academic, geographer and political writer.
Born April 21st, 1875 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1959 at 83 years old in Paris.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 411
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson