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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Hermann Linkenbach
German equestrian.
Born April 8th, 1889 in Barmen.
Died June 30th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stade.
Allan Bohlin
Swedish actor.
Born November 5th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died January 23rd, 1959 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Bugbee
British water polo player.
Born August 29th, 1887 in Stratford.
Died October 18th, 1959 at 72 years old in London Borough of Barnet.
Oszkár Abay-Nemes
Swimmer (1913-1959).
Born September 22nd, 1913 in Bratislava, Veľký Diosek.
Died January 30th, 1959 at 45 years old in Pécs.
Gustaf Weidel
Diplomat and gymnast (1890-1959).
Born March 7th, 1890 in Malmö.
Died December 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederico Carlos Hoehne
Brazilian botanist (1882-1959).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1959 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
António Borges
Portuguese equestrian (1898–1959).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Kingdom of Portugal.
Died September 24th, 1959 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ernst Felle
German rower.
Born April 26th, 1876 in Biberach an der Riss.
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Alexander Dubyago
Russian astronomer (1903–1959).
Born December 18th, 1903 in Kazan.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Kazan.
Jaime García
Spanish equestrian (1910–1959).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 48 years old in Valladolid.
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