In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani writer.
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Guido Brignone
Italian film director (1886-1959).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Milan.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome.
Kazimierz Bein
Polish ophthalmologist, lexicographer, translator and esperantist.
Born February 29th, 1872 in Sierżnia.
Died June 15th, 1959 at 87 years old in Łódź.
Davis Elkins
United states senator from west virginia (1876-1959).
Born January 24th, 1876 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Richmond.
Duke R. Lee
Actor (1881-1959).
Born May 13th, 1881 in Virginia.
Died April 1st, 1959 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Vincenzo Cardarelli
Italian writer.
Born May 1st, 1887 in Tarquinia. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ludlow Griscom
American ornithologist, botanist, ichthyologist and museum professional (1890-1959).
Born June 17th, 1890 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Cambridge.
Nikandr Chibisov
Soviet general (1892–1959).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Romanovskaya.
Died September 20th, 1959 at 66 years old in Minsk.
Gerda Lundequist
Swedish actress (1871-1959).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1959 at 88 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 411
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved