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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Sidney Robinson
Athletics competitor.
Born August 1st, 1876 in Northamptonshire.
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Long Sutton.
Ejler Allert
Danish rower (1881-1959).
Born November 27th, 1881 in Tingsted.
Died March 25th, 1959 at 77 years old in Rødovre.
Ioan Bălan
Romanian greek-catholic bishop (1880-1959).
Born February 11th, 1880 in Teiuș. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1959 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
William Hammond Wright
American astronomer (1871-1959).
Born November 4th, 1871 in San Francisco.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 87 years old in San Jose.
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Peter Egge
Norwegian writer.
Born April 1st, 1869 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Herbert Trube
American middle distance runner (1886-1959).
Born September 3rd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1959 at 72 years old in Norwalk.
Issei Yamamoto
Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Born May 27th, 1889 in Shiga Prefecture.
Died January 16th, 1959 at 69 years old in Kusatsu.
Philip Kassel
Gymnast (1876-1959).
Born September 26th, 1876 in Germany.
Died May 26th, 1959 at 82 years old in Philadelphia.
Stanley Shoveller
Field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1881 in Kingston Vale.
Died February 24th, 1959 at 77 years old in Broadstone.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 378
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