In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
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.
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist (1903–1959).
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Alexander Rueb
Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official (1882–1959).
Born December 27th, 1882 in The Hague.
Died February 2nd, 1959 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Bruce Harlan
American diver (1926–1959).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 33 years old in Norwalk (falling from height).
Maud Barger-Wallach
Us tennis player (1870-1959).
Born June 15th, 1870 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1959 at 88 years old in Baltimore.
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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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather