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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Yrjö Kilpinen
Finnish composer (1892-1959).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Marcella Albani
Italian actress (1899-1959).
Born December 7th, 1899 in Rome, Albano Laziale.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in Wiesbaden.
Gertrud Bodenwieser
Austrian dancer.
Born February 3rd, 1890 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1959 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Arturo Labriola
Revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist.
Born January 21st, 1873 in Naples. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 86 years old in Naples. [ref]
Kurt Held
Writer (1897-1959).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Jena, Zeiss. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1959 at 62 years old in Sorengo. [ref]
József Révai
Hungarian politician (1898-1959).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1959 at 60 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist.
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Pierre Frieden
Prime minister of luxembourg (1892-1959).
Born October 28th, 1892 in Mertert.
Died February 23rd, 1959 at 66 years old in Zürich.
Hubert Marischka
Austrian singer, actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born August 27th, 1882 in Vienna, Brunn am Gebirge. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1959 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Henri Pourrat
French writer (1887-1959).
Born May 7th, 1887 in Ambert. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Ambert.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 378
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy