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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Antonio López Herranz
Spanish footballer (1913-1959).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Madrid.
Died September 29th, 1959 at 46 years old in Mexico City.
Bruce Harlan
American diver.
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 33 years old in Norwalk (fall).
Carl Enckell
Finnish politician (1876–1959).
Born June 7th, 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Carles Riba
Catalan writer and poet.
Born September 23rd, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1959 at 65 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Andrés Martínez Trueba
President of uruguay (1884-1959).
Born February 11th, 1884 in Florida.
Died December 19th, 1959 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Alexander Rueb
Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.
Born December 27th, 1882 in The Hague.
Died February 2nd, 1959 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Katay Don Sasorith
Nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of laos (1904-1959).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Pakse.
Died December 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Vientiane.
John August Anderson
American astronomer.
Born August 7th, 1876 in Rollag.
Died December 2nd, 1959 at 83 years old in Altadena.
Karo Halabyan
Soviet architect.
Born July 26th, 1897 in Ganja.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Adolpho Ducke
Brazilian botanist, zoologist and anthropologist from triest, austria-hungary (1876–1959).
Born October 19th, 1876 in Trieste.
Died January 5th, 1959 at 82 years old in Fortaleza.
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