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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Harold Hardwick
Sportsman.
Born December 14th, 1888 in Sydney. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney. [ref]
József Révai
Hungarian politician (1898-1959).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died August 4th, 1959 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Marcella Albani
Italian actress (1899-1959).
Born December 7th, 1899 in Rome, Albano Laziale.
Died May 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in Wiesbaden.
Yoshioka Yayoi
Japanese activist and physician.
Born April 29th, 1871 in Hijikata.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku.
George Albert Smith
British filmmaker (1864–1959).
Born January 4th, 1864 in London.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 95 years old in Brighton.
Kurt Held
Writer (1897-1959).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Jena.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 62 years old in Sorengo.
Andrés Martínez Trueba
President of uruguay (1884-1959).
Born February 11th, 1884 in Florida.
Died December 19th, 1959 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Carl Enckell
Finnish politician (1876–1959).
Born June 7th, 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Antonio López Herranz
Spanish footballer (1913-1959).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Madrid.
Died September 29th, 1959 at 46 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 411
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