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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Georg Brunner
Field hockey player (1897-1959).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Leipzig.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 61 years old
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in St. Gallen.
Died February 5th, 1959 at 85 years old in Geneva.
Daniel Soubeyran
French rower (1875-1959).
Born August 11th, 1875 in Dieulefit.
Died February 8th, 1959 at 83 years old in Turin.
Alexander Dubyago
Russian astronomer.
Born December 18th, 1903 in Kazan.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Kazan.
Geert Lotsij
Dutch rower (1878-1959).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Dordrecht.
Died June 29th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hilversum.
Arthur Edwin Hill
British water polo player.
Born January 9th, 1888 in Birmingham.
Died October 18th, 1959 at 71 years old
Jerzy Leszczyński
Polish actor.
Born February 6th, 1884 in Warsaw.
Died July 9th, 1959 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Thomas Swindlehurst
British tug of war competitor (1874-1959).
Born May 21st, 1874 in Whittington.
Died March 15th, 1959 at 84 years old
Einosuke Itō
Japanese writer (1903-1959).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Akita.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old
Wilhelm Grimmelmann
Gymnast.
Born January 15th, 1893 in Asendorf.
Died December 8th, 1959 at 66 years old in Connecticut.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 378
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown