In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Al LeConey
Gold medal-winning sprinter at the 1924 summer games.
Born November 3rd, 1901.
Died November 11th, 1959 at 58 years old in Plainfield.
Ernst Fast
Athletics competitor (1881-1959).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 78 years old in Sigtuna Municipality.
Eero Lehtonen
Athletics competitor (1898-1959).
Born April 21st, 1898 in Mikkeli.
Died November 9th, 1959 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Umberto Barbaro
Italian writer (1902-1959).
Born January 3rd, 1902 in Acireale.
Died March 19th, 1959 at 57 years old in Rome.
Luis Araquistáin
Spanish politician, writer.
Born June 18th, 1886 in Bárcena de Pie de Concha. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1959 at 73 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Arthur Cecil Alport
British medical doctor (1880-1959).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Beaufort West.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Adolf Lindfors
Finnish wrestler (1879–1959).
Born February 8th, 1879 in Porvoo.
Died May 5th, 1959 at 80 years old in Porvoo.
Antonio Campolo
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1959).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died May 22nd, 1959 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Peter Platzer
Austrian footballer (1910-1959).
Born May 29th, 1910 in Austria-Hungary.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 49 years old
Zoltán Blum
Hungarian association football player (1892-1959).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Pápa.
Died December 25th, 1959 at 67 years old in Budapest (disease).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene