In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
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]
Sidney Robinson
Athletics competitor.
Born August 1st, 1876 in Northamptonshire.
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Long Sutton.
Alexey Bystrov
Russian scientist (1899–1959).
Born February 1st, 1899 in Starozhilovsky District.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Frank Schell
American rower (1884–1959).
Born October 22nd, 1884 in Harrisburg.
Died December 5th, 1959 at 75 years old in New Rochelle.
John Fraser
Canadian soccer player (1881-1959).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Hamilton.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 77 years old
Issei Yamamoto
Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Born May 27th, 1889 in Shiga Prefecture.
Died January 16th, 1959 at 69 years old in Kusatsu.
Guillermo Riveros
Chilean footballer (1902-1959).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Chile.
Died October 8th, 1959 at 57 years old in Chile.
Stepan Erzya
Erzya mordvin sculptor (1876-1959).
Born November 8th, 1876 in Bayevo.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Herbert Trube
American middle distance runner (1886-1959).
Born September 3rd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1959 at 72 years old in Norwalk.
Stanley Shoveller
Field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1881 in Kingston Vale.
Died February 24th, 1959 at 77 years old in Broadstone.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 411
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci